Backers of the Let MI Kids Learn petition drive, launched to establish a program in Michigan that would allow donors to contribute to a private scholarship fund and receive tax credits, say there are more than 520,000 signatures on the document filed Wednesday with the Bureau of Elections. The group,[Read More…]
Tag: Betsy DeVos
Parkland trial begins today, school board politics, LGBTQ guide off website and more
Home-schooling growth in south Florida, fight over accreditation, Leon adopts LGBTQ guide, and more
podcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill speaks with former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Editor’s note: To read Tuthill’s analysis of DeVos’ book, click here. On this episode, Tuthill interviews DeVos, encouraging her to talk about her new book, “Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child.” DeVos discusses how when reflecting on her time in Washington[Read More…]
CRT suit hearing, chiefs mascot retired, public aid for religious schools okayed by top court, and more
Word for Word: Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks education freedom, the effect of pandemic and what’s in her upcoming book
Editor’s note: Former U.S. Secretary of Education and longtime education choice champion Betsy DeVos is promoting her new book, “Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and the Future of the American Child,” which is set to be released on June 21. DeVos recently sat down with her former[Read More…]
State issues guidance for transgender children and drops CDC survey, federal aid changes, and more
Choice smeared: Union bunk versus reality
In 1978, Stephen D. Sugarman and I published our third book on school finance, “Education Choice: the Case for Family Control.” That summer, we designed a constitutional initiative for parental choice to be voted on by California citizens; we announced our hope for support to get it on the 1979[Read More…]