Tag: civil rights

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In the most school choice rich state in America, 1 in 5 Black students now enrolled outside district schools

Three decades ago, dozens of Black families in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami enrolled their children in Florida’s first charter school. They didn’t know it, but they were kickstarting the most dramatic, statewide, educational shift for Black students in America. Today, 140,000+ Black students in Florida are being educated... READ MORE
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South Carolina’s top education leader vows to defend ESA program after state high court strikes it down
  The big story: Nearly 3,000 low-income students and their...
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Public education is transitioning from its second to third paradigm
Public education is in the early stages of transitioning from...
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Education choice helps improve our civic culture
  Education choice critics often assert that allowing families to...
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Tribal politics, education choice, and the Constitution
As our country was being formed, states such as Connecticut,...
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Legendary ed choice advocate Jack Coons celebrates a milestone
Editor’s note: Our friend, John E.Coons, has been a regular...
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A trade in other people’s children
An episode of Paul MM Cooper’s outstanding documentary podcast series...
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School choice & civil rights
To progressives like Martin Luther King III and many others,...
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From MLK’s “field general” to charter school champion
Civil rights leader Wyatt Tee Walker, chief of staff to...
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This week in school choice: A better way
This week, we received important reminders about the two oldest...
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The Sisters of St. Joseph
A century ago, three Catholic sisters in St. Augustine, Fla....
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