To fight back, the Institute for Justice released a new report that rebuts the top myths
about educational choice programs.
What have we learned since 1955
about educational choice?
Then, just to follow up with Lindsey just said, we saw this as an opportunity to break some new ground in terms of asking questions
about educational choice issues and subjects.
Drew Catt: Then, going beyond just schooling types, what do military families think
about educational choice programs?
For example, since you are deeply involved in talking
about educational choice, why would you want to be very clear on some of your positions?
What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports
about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.
As Caldara said, «[for] anybody who cares
about educational choice, about the incredible power of unions nationally and locally, about how a state that was red turns blue, this Douglas County fight is all of that in one tiny, explosive battle.»
While it didn't ultimately become law, it's stoked the conversation
about educational choice in the state and how we can empower families to find schooling options that work for their kids.
She is always eager to apply her skills to further the message
about educational choices in Idaho and values growth as an integral quality to success in all aspects of life.
Not exact matches
I'm a doctoral candidate in
educational policy — but consider myself an
educational sociologist — and spend my days thinking
about how personal lives, opportunities, and
choices are often constrained by inequalities and cultural forces.
When questioned
about our decision, we simply point out that any
educational choice has advantages and disadvantages and that we believe that home education is the best
choice for OUR family.
The purpose of this
educational statement is to provide information
about healthy hip development to guide manufacturers in the development of safe designs of infant equipment, and to help parents make informed
choices about the devices they use for their babies.
We work with you and your family to make sure that you understand the information
about your child's hearing loss and the treatment,
educational and communication
choices that are available for your child.
We need parents to use our menus and website as an
educational tool to help guide and teach their children
about healthy, nutritional
choices.
«I regret the language I used in expressing my passion for
educational choice,» he said in his statement
about the post, emailed to The Associated Press on Friday morning.
«I chose not to speak publicly
about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and public policies that expand
educational opportunity and parent
choice,» she wrote.
It is an adaptable
educational and learning tool for raising awareness
about watershed stewardship anywhere in the world; a tool for exploring and testing policy
choices; and a tool for evaluating new products and services.
«Our mission is to encourage self - discovery by providing
educational and information resources that empower them with knowledge
about traditional fats, nutritional density, and the provenance of the food they purchase and how those purchasing
choices affect the entire supply chain.
An analysis of more than 100 million individual searches on the nation's largest school - quality website finds that expanded local
choice motivates families to become more informed
about their
educational options.
«In fact,» Hess concludes, «
educational competition can not be divorced from discussions
about testing, teacher certification, school district governance,
educational administration, or other frustrating conversations that many school
choice proponents have long wished to avoid.
[3] Just as voucher holders may benefit from a real estate broker to find housing in a high - opportunity neighborhood, low - income families in school
choice systems with limited information
about high - performing schools could benefit from an adviser who connects them to
educational opportunities.
What they all have in common is an enrollment process open to all students in the district, usually by lottery, to ensure that schools like Bravo don't cream the crop (though it is true that, by dint of applying, students and their families may indicate a higher motivation and sophistication
about making
educational choices).
The most frustrating thing
about Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error, isn't the way she twists the evidence on school
choice or testing, or her condescending tone toward leaders trying to improve
educational outcomes, or her clever but disingenuous rhetorical arguments.
Even though Americans generally believe that consumer
choice is a good thing, there are many important questions to be answered
about establishing an
educational marketplace.
Or, given that Slate is precisely backward
about nearly every aspect of the Swedish
educational experience, should we assume on the Swedish evidence alone that school
choice is good?
On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts / social studies teacher at Salem Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an
educational specialist with Schools of
Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district —
about their work with teacher - directed professional development.
This is not just
about saving money it is
about giving schools the chance to make the right
educational choices and helping them ensure that they are getting the maximum life from the equipment and resources that they buy.
Does the existence of a
choice program cause parents to seek information
about their
educational options?
Check out our Types of School
Choice page to learn more about how different educational choice options are funded and how they work for fam
Choice page to learn more
about how different
educational choice options are funded and how they work for fam
choice options are funded and how they work for families.
To learn more
about how
educational choice benefits students — and how defenders of the status quo are attempting to use the courts to deprive families of that
choice — watch the Cato Institute's short documentary, «Live Free and Learn»:
As Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas has argued, even more than broad public support,
choice policies need the support of concentrated constituencies along with that of the general public to counter-balance the opposition of concentrated constituencies that want to curb or eliminate
educational choice programs: «As much as reformers may be motivated to promote equity, a basic lesson
about political reality is that more advantaged people tend to have more political power.»
Voucher proponents such as Jay would do well to think hard
about reasonable equity regulations that ensure that decentralized
choice markets offer good
educational opportunities to all students.
Each staff member's biography includes bonus facts
about our past schooling experiences and what inspired us to join the
educational choice movement.
For the same reason that accepting a scholarship moved families from the object of a conversation to the subject of a conversation
about educational opportunity, these same families» decisions to leave one school and to keep their child enrolled in a school of their
choice for as long as the option is available are, in my opinion, examples of «the complete school
choice journey.»
The takeaway for me is that we want to combine an aggressive effort to combat
educational inequality with an epistemological modesty
about the likely results of any given policy
choice.
This kind of research has the potential to add much needed nuance to the often ideologically tinged debates
about school
choice and the consequences for individuals, schools and the
educational system.
Our goal, rather, is to unequivocally denounce the
choice of words used in this case, and to emphasize that the charter movement in New York is
about educational and social justice.
about NSBA Center for Public Education study finds public schools offer the broadest range of
educational choices
That immediately got us thinking, how can we better serve these families who have served us so well, which of course, led us to thinking
about surveying them, hearing more
about their experiences, and ultimately, getting their insights and perspectives on this broader question of how we can reform education and provide some
educational choice options for them.
The goal is to simplify access to enrollment so families who often don't know
about different
educational options can exercise that
choice.
All to say, this was important, because it is to our, as far as we know, one of the, if not the first survey to not only interview these families, survey these families
about their
educational experiences, but specifically ask this population
about their opinions on school
choice and some of the newer iterations of school
choice, like education savings accounts.
If you could describe your feelings
about school
choice or the future of
educational choice in Illinois right now in one word, just one word, what would that be?
Beebe said he hopes to reframe discussions
about vouchers to stress the value of empowering parents by giving them more
educational choices.
Through our survey of more than 1,200 military servicemembers, veterans and their spouses, we sought to understand how these individuals feel
about America's K — 12 education system,
educational choice programs and more.
If you are passionate
about school
choice and ready to become an advocate for expanding
educational opportunities for all students in Mississippi, we have two exciting upcoming events that you should know
about.
Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast for more of our coverage of school
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The editors» word
choice is a bit hyperbolic — after all, most of the city's 1.2 million students attend traditional public schools and always will — but the 10 % benchmark highlights parents» sense of urgency
about equitable
educational opportunities.
The Advocate Guest column: School
choice data doesn't reflect classroom reality As school
choice continues to gain support, we must broaden the conversation
about effectiveness to include more than scores, and we must seek access to more data that can help us determine not just how students are performing in math and reading, but what effect expanding
educational options has on them beyond graduation.
We are looking for alumni willing to speak to audiences
about the positive impact of
educational choice in their lives.
Lanae is hoping to be able to make a different
educational choice for her younger child, who is
about to start Kindergarten.