Washington: The new Charter School Commission is attracting candidates from across the state and beyond, including Liz Finne, a lawyer and director of the Center for Education Reform at the Washington Policy Center. The governor and other leaders expect to choose nine volunteers by March 6 (Associated Press). A coalition of[Read More…]
Tag: Chicago and charter schools
redefinED roundup: Texas looks at lifting charter caps, Indiana and Wisconsin bills to expand voucher access and more
Indiana: Republican lawmakers scale back a proposal to eliminate a requirement that students attend public schools for one year before becoming eligible for a private school voucher (Associated Press). They pass it mostly along party lines in the House (Associated Press). They’re advancing a proposal to switch administration of the voucher[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: School choice in Montana, parent trigger in Florida, tax credit defeat in Mississippi & more
Montana: House Republicans endorse three school choice bills – one to authorize charter schools, another to create a modest tax credit scholarship program and a third to create an education savings account program for students with disabilities (Independent Record). A day later, several defect on the charter school bill and it[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: charter schools in Maine, parent trigger in California & more
New Hampshire: The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State file suit against the state’s new tax credit scholarship program (New Hampshire Public Radio). More from Associated Press. Maine: State Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen points to problems in the process after the state charter school commission rejects[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: Tax credit scholarships in Texas, charter expansion in New Orleans and more
Texas: State lawmakers propose an ambitious school choice expansion plan that includes a tax credit scholarship for low-income students and the lifting of a cap on charter schools (Dallas Morning News). More from the Austin American Statesman and San Antonio Express-News. Tennessee: A key state lawmaker, House Speaker Beth Harwell, says the legislature[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: charter school rally in California, voucher recommendations in Tennessee, Common Core tussle & more
California: 1,000 charter school parents and administrators rally to protest a proposed moratorium on charter schools (Los Angeles Times). The school board subsequently votes down a measure aimed at more oversight (Los Angeles Times). The school board at the center of the parent trigger fight could see turnover (Education Week).[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: Vouchers and football in Texas, vouchers and parents in Florida & more
Texas: School choice critics claim vouchers threaten high school football because they will allegedly drain money from public schools (The Texas Tribune). More from KHOU.com. Response from redefinED. Florida: State education leaders seek to double enrollment in charter schools over the next six years, from about 180,000 now to 360,000[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: voucher talk in Texas, parent trigger in Michigan and more
Texas: Recent political appointments show more stars lining up for vouchers in the next legislative session. (Houston Chronicle) Michigan: Parent Revolution leader Ben Austin criticizes a parent trigger proposal in Michigan because for-profit charter schools would be among the options parents could select for a school turnaround. (Education Week) Florida: School[Read More…]