Sparking the evolution of education choice
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Mississippi mother Leah Ferretti was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. When our son Thomas was about to move to first grade, his teacher told us he should repeat kindergarten. Being a teacher myself, and trusting the education system,[Read More…]
A bill that would expand a K-12 state scholarship program originally intended to offer safer educational options for bullied district school students passed its first hurdle Tuesday. Members of the Senate Education committee voted 6-4 along party lines, with Republican supporting and Democrats opposing, to approve Senate Bill 506, which[Read More…]
Editor’s note: Be sure to listen to the first podcast in this series here. In the second in a two-part series hosted by Kevin Roberts of the digital innovation firm Robots and Pencils, Tuthill and Bradshaw continue discussing a partnership between Step Up For Students and Jacksonville-based artificial intelligence company NLP Logix[Read More…]
Missouri has become the latest in an increasing number of states that are embracing education choice with the creation of its first private school choice program. Gov. Mike Parson signed into law earlier today HB349, which will grant Missouri families access to resources and tools to assist with various educational[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…]
Recently, I looked under the hood of Arizona’s nation-leading academic growth by examining district and charter schools in downtown Phoenix. Two things stood out: lots of academic growth and a great deal of variety in approaches. District and charter schools in combination operating within the boundary of Phoenix Elementary (a[Read More…]
Danielle Drummond was skeptical when she first saw the virtual reality headsets and consoles, and even the large-screen TVs, that are available to families who receive Florida’s Gardiner Scholarship for students with special needs. “At first, I even wondered, ‘What on earth is the educational value of this?’” said Drummond,[Read More…]
