Sparking the evolution of education choice
Editor’s note: This commentary from redefinED guest blogger Denisha Merriweather, director of Family Engagement at the American Federation for Children and founder of Black Minds Matter, appeared Thursday on project forever free. Saturday is Freedom Day – a day of liberation and celebration for African Americans, establishing their right to design[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This post appeared earlier today on Inside Indiana Business. A new study from Ball State University shows Indiana’s school choice options saved the state nearly $90 million for the 2019-2020 academic year. The study, conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research, indicates the savings equates to[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This commentary from redefinED guest blogger Denisha Merriweather, director of Family Engagement at the American Federation for Children and founder of Black Minds Matter, appeared last week on project forever free. This month, Pharrell Williams joined the club of Black celebrities who’ve launched K-12 schools. YELLOWHAB, a new[Read More…]
Editor’s note: this commentary from Aaron Churchill, the Ohio director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, appeared recently on the Institute’s website. Across the nation, state lawmakers have been heeding the call for parents to have more control over their children’s education. Recognizing that there is no “one-size-fits-all” model that[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This piece from Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, appeared recently on Education Next. A crisis like a pandemic can spark unpredictable changes in trends and behavior, like widespread mask wearing in the United States.[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This commentary from William Mattox, director of the Marshall Center for Educational Options at the James Madison Institute, appeared Friday on RealClear Policy. Throughout America, a very important – and highly racialized – conversation is taking place about overcoming injustice. Here in Florida, that conversation has often gone[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This opinion piece from Chester E. Finn Jr., a distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, and Bruno V. Manno, senior advisor for the Walton Family Foundation’s K-12 program, appeared Thursday on The 74. Today, 44[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This commentary from Denisha Merriweather, director of public relations and content marketing at the American Federation for Children and founder of Black Minds Matter, appeared Thursday on orlandosentinel.com. As the Black daughter of a 16-year-old mother raised in poverty in Jacksonville, I was delighted to see Jones High[Read More…]
