Tag: progressives and vouchers
School choice in sync with Democratic values, but not Democratic leadership
Vouchers and tax credit scholarships are in line with Democratic Party support for social justice and equal opportunity, says Florida state Rep. John Patrick Julien, D-North Miami. And yet, he says, Democratic lawmakers in Florida who support those options risk getting “whipped” by party leaders who don’t. He says he’s a perfect... READ MOREMayor Cory Booker, school choice champ, will address Democrats in Florida
One of the national Democratic Party’s leading lights for expanding school choice,...
READ MORE‘The radical potential of school vouchers’
In this recent Los Angeles Times piece, education historian Jonathan...
READ MOREKKK vouchers? Ethnic cleansing? All sides in education debate need a breather
Sad but true: The other day, one of Louisiana’s statewide...
READ MORELawmaker worries next Florida education commissioner will be voucher-friendly
Should Florida’s next education commissioner be committed to the success...
READ MOREMichelle Rhee skeptical of Romney school voucher plan
Fresh from Sean Cavanagh at Education Week, after interviewing Michelle Rhee...
READ MORECan a school-voucher Democrat become president?
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a star in the Democratic Party,...
READ MOREFlorida teachers union is still the big dog in campaign contributions
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v....
READ MOREMichelle Rhee’s evolution on school choice
Michelle Rhee and I are members of the same political...
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