Tag: desegregation
A voucher smear lacking evidence
The 1990 launch of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program marked the dawn of the modern school voucher movement. It was the product of an unlikely collaboration. Conservative acolytes of free-market economist Milton Friedman in the administration of Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson aligned with progressive black Democrats like the late state Rep. Polly... READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: Special needs, desegregation, church-state and more
Special needs. WTSP profiles a boy from Ethiopia who benefitted...
READ MOREWhen parents have a choice of schools, what do they prefer?
If all parents had their choice of schools, schools would grow...
READ MORESchool integration matters, but so do other reforms
As communities across the country rekindle decades-old battles over racial...
READ MOREThis week in school choice: A better way
This week, we received important reminders about the two oldest...
READ MOREIntegration, equity and school choice
In a rich new article in the New York Times...
READ MOREMom challenges Missouri desegregation rules, alleging discrimination
A parent is challenging a desegregation order that was supposed to help...
READ MOREPrivate schools, choice, and racial exclusion
The population of students attending private schools has gotten whiter...
READ MOREWhen school choice and desegregation collide
Generations of black students fought to leave St. Louis public...
READ MOREStudy: Louisiana vouchers aid desegregation
As school vouchers spread across Louisiana in the 2012-13 school...
READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: Language requirements, choice, charters and more
Au revoir to French?: A bill filed by State Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Parkland,...
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