A recent poll of New York state shows the Democratic Party’s divide on school choice is for real. The Quinnipiac University survey (hat tip: Jason Bedrick) shows New York voters largely side with the teachers union in its recent pitched battles with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They don’t support evaluating teachers based on student test[Read More…]
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New York passes budget this morning without statewide tax credit scholarships
A bipartisan plan to bring tax-credit scholarships to one of the nation’s largest and bluest states has fallen short, at least for now.The provision did not survive the $142 billion annual spending budget that New York lawmakers adopted early this morning, leaving supporters instead to push for its adoption this[Read More…]
Mr. Gibbons’ Report Card: AEA points fingers and parents marching in NYC
Alabama Education Association The Institute for Justice, a national civil-libertarian oriented legal firm, stepped in last week to defend Alabama’s new tax-credit school choice program, which benefits low-income children. But the Alabama Education Association (AEA), which opposes school choice, is using this as an opportunity to toss the carpetbagger label[Read More…]