3 Unsettled Questions Regarding the Constitutionality of Public Funding of Religious Schools
The charter school movement has seen many recent Supreme Court victories widening their scope to faith-based education, but some ambiguities remain.
The charter school movement has seen many recent Supreme Court victories widening their scope to faith-based education, but some ambiguities remain.
Parents in Arizona have already proven themselves capable of holding schools accountable.
Schools were already staffed at record levels even before COVID-19, when enrollment fell by nearly 1.3 million students.
"Governors don't get to print money," the former Arizona governor tells Reason.
A new study sparks hope that the historic declines in students' reading and math performance following the pandemic may not be permanent.
In states like Utah, microschools are up against burdensome building regulations.
Gov. Katie Hobbs hates that families are guiding their own children’s schooling.
Kids have disappeared from public schools, with most opting for a range of alternatives.
The former governor argues that beating up on businesses "is only sharpening the knife that the left will eventually use on us."
The former governor argues that beating up on businesses "is only sharpening the knife that the left will eventually use on us."
Post-COVID educational declines are here to stay.
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
According to an analysis from the Associated Press, 50,000 children in 22 states were still missing from schools in fall 2022.
School choice is supposed to prevent politicians from pushing their ideas into the classroom.
Americans want choice in education. Politicians need to catch up.
We're often told European countries are better off thanks to big-government policies. So why is the U.S. beating France in many important ways?
Charter schools use "fewer dollars to achieve better outcomes," write University of Arkansas researchers.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush makes the case for why "Florida works pretty good."
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
Who benefits from supporting students instead of schools? Everybody.
In some states, homeschooling has climbed by over 100 percent.
The tut-tutting class has retreated from pushing for a ban on DIY education to fretting over regulation.
"California is promoting an approach to math instruction that's likely to reduce opportunities for disadvantaged students," writes math professor Brian Conrad.
GOP presidential hopefuls should be more clear about the school choice policies they support.
Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, previously said school choice is for "racists."
Post-pandemic enrollment isn’t likely to rebound anytime soon.
Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children debates libertarian author Stephan Kinsella.
Corey DeAngelis of the American Federation for Children debates libertarian author Stephan Kinsella.
Breaking unions’ grip on schools benefits everybody who wants to guide their kids’ education.
If activists want to help young people, they should start before college.
Casey DeSantis' "Mamas for DeSantis" ad goes all in on the culture war instead of focusing on Ron DeSantis' strong record on school choice and COVID policy.
Josh Shapiro campaigned on a promise to increase funding for schools and expand school choice. Only one of those two things made it into the state budget.
Nearly two years after most children returned to the classroom, educational losses continue to grow.
A new study has found that the more schools kept kids online, the worse their pass rates on state standardized tests were.
Current culture wars are just one more manifestation of the reality that public education routinely devolves into indoctrination and imposition of majoritarian ideology on dissenters. But school choice can help mitigate that problem.
The Rubin Report host makes the case for the Florida governor, who courageously defied lockdowns but is quick to use the state to punish corporations he doesn't like.
The stunt comes days after Justice Gorsuch warned of officials addicted to emergency decrees.
The number surged during the pandemic.
Sometimes he calls for freedom, and sometimes he preaches something darker.
Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have all seen dramatic improvements in reading scores by investing in "science-based" reading instruction.
Education officials unveiled new rules on Tuesday which will mandate that city elementary schools use one of three "research-backed" reading curricula.
The authors of Mediocrity say it's well past time to end "factory schooling" and set kids free to learn.
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