"If you’re really wealthy, you will send your kids to private school. So who’s stuck in failing neighborhood schools? Poor kids. A lot of them minority kids."...
They don't care about the kids. They consider the move a "critical step toward closing opportunity and achievement gaps."...
"The segregation is taking place through the ideology pushed by Randy Weingarten, which is diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory. That's what's separating students."...
Rep. Mesha Mainor: "The most dangerous thing to the Democrat Party is a black person with a mind of their own."...
Cooper's hyperbole makes me believe North Carolina will end if parents and children get school choice, you guys. ...
“This is a huge thing in the state of Florida and we’re happy today that we’re able to do even more to make people’s dreams become a reality."...
It bans doctors from "performing sex characteristic surgical procedures on a minor for the purpose of effectuating a sex change."...
Bills in numerous states proposing that K-12 materials be posted on the internet so parents can see what is being taught have teachers unions and mainstream media crying out loud....
Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed suit against Springfield Public Schools for violating the state's sunshine laws, saying SPS failed to provide documents his office requested after parents complained of lessons and curriculum based on Critical Race Theory (CRT)....
Updated List of States Taking Action...
What exactly are charter schools? Are they good for students?...
"For decades, you have been one of the nation's strongest advocates for radically transforming the public education system through the use of taxpayer-funded vouchers that steer public dollars away from traditional public schools to private and religious schools. ... "But the actual evidence on how private voucher programs affect educational outcomes is mixed at best, in many cases reveals these programs to be expensive and dangerous failures that cost taxpayers billions of dollars while destroying public education systems."
The Franklin Center recently released a new video touting their support of school choice and charter schools. Check it out here: If we want to address the problem with public schools in America, we need to get over the idea that there's a one-size fits-all solution to improving our education system.
- Public support for school choice is growing. 73 percent of Americans support school choice, compared with 67 percent in 2010.
- Parents want more education options for their children. 64 percent of parents said that, “if given the financial opportunity” they would send one or all of their children to a different school.
- Parents don’t feel they have enough options. 64 percent of parents agreed with the statement: “when it comes to the options to educate my children the way I want them educated, I have wanted more options for my children’s education.”
It was announced today that Joel Klein would be stepping down from his post as New York City's School Chancellor. For those of you unfamiliar with his work, Klein has served since 2002, when the state legislature gave the mayor's office control of the school...
