Cesar Chavez, the iconic labor leader, would have been 90 today. But the progressives pausing to honor him may not realize his vision of social justice included fundamental principles of school choice.
Tag: Hispanics
A forgotten “freedom school”
Escuela de la Raza Unida sprang from a fight for educational freedom in the Hispanic farmworker community in southern California. It’s yet more evidence of the politically diverse roots of school choice in America.
School choice expands opportunity for Hispanic children
This op-ed, by prominent Florida pastor Nino Gonzalez, originally appeared in Spanish in the latest edition of La Prensa. Here is the English translation. A lot of people misread our poor communities. They think because people are financially poor, they must be intellectually poor. But we know all of our[Read More…]
Survey: Hispanics back school choice
Hispanics strongly support privately operated school choice options, at rates higher than the national average for all groups, according to the results of a new national survey released today. Hispanic backing for school choice programs exceeds the national average for charter schools, vouchers, tax credit scholarships and education savings accounts,[Read More…]
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…]
Affluent and minorities split on school choice
The authors of the latest Education Next-PEPG Survey highlight the growing disconnect between the general public, the affluent and teachers when it comes to sweeping public policies in education. But, just as notably, the results show a wide range of attitudes between the affluent, Hispanics and African Americans when it comes to school[Read More…]