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The high school choice that Michelle Obama made
President Obama may need a dose of his wife’s popularity at the moment, but don’t discount the importance of her visit to some fortunate sophomores at Bell Multicultural High School in D.C. on Tuesday. This is a first lady from a tough part of Chicago who beat the odds to... READ MOREFlorida Senate president: Common Core “not some federal conspiracy”
From the News Service of Florida: Senate President Don Gaetz,...
READ MOREredefinED roundup: vouchers in Wisconsin, charters in Washington, DOJ still on defensive & more
Alabama: State Democrats want to de-fund the new tax-credit scholarship program...
READ MORERick Hess on school choice, Common Core and for-profits in education
For those who dismiss the potential upside of for-profits in...
READ MOREParental school choice spurs surprising reactions from advocates of the poor
As a white person from Iowa, I am always hesitant...
READ MORE‘We can’t ignore the pleas of our parents anymore’ – BAEO President Kenneth Campbell, podcastED
Elected black Democrats who support vouchers and charter schools are...
READ MORETough-minded approach needed for Obama’s pre-K expansion
I am more politically incorrect than your average guy, so...
READ MORENot your daddy’s vo-tech: Florida lawmakers to consider career ed changes
Florida state Sen. John Legg has a slogan ready for...
READ MOREAnother Democratic lawmaker for school choice – Algie Howell, podcastED
Algie Howell is a former public school teacher, a former...
READ MOREJohn Podesta: Ed reform movement not yet on solid ground
Recent election outcomes offer a snapshot of what people really...
READ MOREJeb Bush talks bipartisanship in ed reform, predicts parent trigger passage in Florida
Kicking off his foundation’s fifth annual national education summit, former Florida...
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