School Choice Hits Delaware
School choice is sweeping the nation, and Delaware is up next! Today, Delaware Governor Jack Markell will be signing education reform into law to open up better educational opportunities for children...
View ArticleAnother Reason to Love Texas- Education Reform
Just in case you needed another reason to love Texas, Governor Rick Perry has given us one. Yesterday, Perry signed education reforms into law which will shake up graduation requirements and put less...
View ArticleCommon Core - Resources and Information from the Experts
The state of our nation's education and the standards by which both students and educators are held should be of importance to all of us. Common Core State Standards are national math and language...
View ArticleJeb Bush and the Common Core Money Trail
Florida is known for having great options when it comes to school choice and, in some ways, that remains true. After all, Florida provides many options for families in public, private, and online...
View ArticleCommon Core Battle Flares in Michigan
Today, the fight on Common Core heated up with the first hearing on the topic in Michigan. On one hand is the more liberal wing of the legislature which feels that the Common Core standards would set a...
View ArticleGeorgia Takes Back Some Academic Freedom
In Georgia, academic freedom is a mixed bag. Legislators in that state have accepted Common Core standards, which gives the federal government unprecedented control over testing standards in individual...
View ArticleStudy Shows Black Parents Support School Choice
America prides itself on being a society in which all are created equal. A country in which we are, as Martin Luther King, Jr. had hoped, people who are not “judged by the color of their skin, but by...
View ArticleParent Trigger School Opens Doors as New Charter
In California, parents took control of their children's’ education last year and executed the parent trigger option. After legal battles with the school district, parents chose to make Desert Trails...
View ArticleFight for Academic Freedom in Ohio
For kids around America, school is starting soon. Kids are stocking up on school supplies and learning their new schedules. Parents are making sure that everything is ready for their children to head...
View ArticleAmerican Federation of Teachers vs. Dearborn
The American Federation of Teachers is a little bit clingy. Who can blame them, I suppose, when they are losing left and right? When local affiliates decide to disentangle themselves from the AFT in...
View ArticleCommon Core Craziness
Common Core just keeps getting weirder. Today, we have two juxtaposed pieces of information. One that shows students being indoctrinated into praising Common Core, the other showing how clearly Common...
View ArticleLiberal Group Bars Alabama Schoolhouse Door
The civil rights issue of our era is improving America’s schools. It is essential that all kids, rich and poor, have the chance to achieve the American dream.To work toward that end, Gov. Robert...
View ArticleFederal Government Punishes Louisiana Children
The U.S. Department of Justice must not have much going on these days. There aren’t really any other conclusions to draw considering that they’re spending their time working on keeping children in...
View ArticleCharter Schools Up for a Fight in New York City
Choice creates competition, and competition will lead to public schools losing their monopolies on young minds. This of course is a very good thing, as it means better educations for every American...
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New Report Shows Continued Rise in Homeschool Popularity
Educational shifts are happening all around America. A new report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) shows that parents are looking for alternatives...
View ArticleCommon Core vs. Autonomy: It's All About the Money
Here at FreedomWorks, we….well, we know that freedom works. We know that, if the federal government would leave us alone and let market forces work, the American people would flourish and thrive....
View ArticleTextbooks and Naughty Books in Common Core
Parents should be cautious about that to which their kids are exposed, especially in an environment where parental supervision isn't present. At home, television channels can be blocked, web content...
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Profiles in Education: Peyton and Eric, a Homeschool Family of Six
Peyton and Eric never thought they would be homeschool parents. Having both been educated in traditional public schools, Peyton had some common misconceptions about homeschooling. In fact, she says she...
View ArticleCommon Core Testing Battle in California
In Los Angeles, there’s an unusual fight over Common Core. This fight is about testing before implementation. Although it is set to be implemented in the 2014-15 school year, a proposed bill (AB 484)...
View ArticleGovernor Rick Scott Withdraws Florida from Common Core Test
Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott fought for children in his state and for the 10th Amendment in one fell swoop. He did this by removing Florida from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for...
View ArticleThe Common Core Fight is On in Tennessee
Common Core is awfully unpopular for something that’s supposed to be so great. State after state is trying to keep academic freedom alive, and Tennessee is joining that list. Hearings have been held in...
View ArticleDepartment of Education is 94 Percent Non-Essential Employees
The federal government is now into its second day of being shut down, which means different things for different people. For the average American, not much is going to change. However, there is one...
View ArticleIn DC and New York, Politicians Try to Score Cheap Points at the Expense of...
Charter schools are being hit once again this week, and people are fighting back. Earlier this week, as many as 17,000 thousands advocates for charter schools gathered in New York City, after a...
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Why Online Education is Growing
Technology is changing the way Americans live their daily lives, and when it comes to education, it's opening up new and exciting opportunities for students, and at a rapid pace. A recent Gallup Poll...
View ArticleFriedman Foundation Study Focuses on How Parents Choose the Right Schools for...
There are a lot of reasons that parents choose the schools that they do for their children. For some parents, it is a clear decision, for some, it is a decision which is agonized over. The Friedman...
View ArticleFormer Anti-Voucher Advocate Now Advocates For Vouchers and School Choice
There is a lot of misinformation about school choice, and sometimes even wise and well intentioned people are misled. As school choice success stories begin to go mainstream though, more people are...
View ArticleVictory for Louisiana School Vouchers?
DC bureaucrats are attempting once again to interfere with the educational choice of parents. Do states have the right to direct education for the students that reside there? If the latest battle in...
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FreedomCast - National School Choice Week 2014 with Andrew Campanella
On today’s edition of the FreedomCast, Andrew Campanella joins me to discuss National School Choice Week, some of the myths and misgivings about school choice and why every conversation about education...
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Failed by Public Education, These Boys Are Now Thriving Due to New Learning...
The idea of one-size-fits-all education is being discredited at the same time Common Core endorses that very idea. Common Core seeks to put schools even further into a box, and that is one of the...
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Will Oregon Embrace School Choice 2.0?
While our federal government readies itself for yet another year of stagnation, statehouses from coast to coast are considering plans that will dramatically impact the lives of their residents. Some of...
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