Parents need access to quality educational options. But, as several school choice advocates said during an education reform gathering in Orlando on Thursday, they will define quality based on their children’s needs. Hergit Llenas is the director of local engagement for the Nevada School Choice Partnership. Her state is home to[Read More…]
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My school choice wish: Waking the sleeping giant
Editor’s note: This is the sixth post in our school choice wish series. See the rest of the line-up here. by Jason Crye My school choice wish is more children, particularly Hispanic children from low-income and working-class families, have access to educational options that will help them flourish. Unfortunately, statistics show[Read More…]
Expanding parental school choice can help English language learners
Editor’s note: This post originally ran as an op-ed Sunday on VOXXI, in response to an op-ed by Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg. Julio Fuentes is president and CEO of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options and a member of the board of directors for Step Up For Students, the nonprofit that administers[Read More…]
Tune in tonight! From Brown v. Board of Education to school choice
Brown v. Board of Education opened many doors of opportunity, but too many remain closed. School choice can open some more. Longtime school choice advocate Howard Fuller and a high-profile panel will reflect on that theme tonight at a National School Choice Week event in South Florida. To watch it[Read More…]
From segregation to school choice
In the 60 years since the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the mission to offer every student equal access to a free and quality public education has made great strides. But there’s more work to do, say education advocates gathering this week for National School Choice Week. More[Read More…]
Julio Fuentes: Wishing for a bipartisanship approach to ed reform
Editor’s note: Julio Fuentes is president and CEO of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options. This is the fifth post in our #schoolchoiceWISH series. K-12 education is one of the hottest issues during every state’s legislative session. But when it comes to ed reform, bipartisanship does not come[Read More…]
What’s your #schoolchoiceWISH? (the blog version)
This week, we posed that question to many of you on Twitter and got an amazing response: more than 1,000 tweets! In the meantime, we also posed it to some stalwarts in the school choice movement, and asked them to write a short blog post in response. Next week, we’ll[Read More…]
What’s your #schoolchoiceWISH?
In the spirit of the holidays, the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options, the Black Alliance for Educational Options and the redefinED blog are partnering on something a little bit different this year to raise awareness: A fun, one-day Twitter campaign. We need you to help us. All you[Read More…]