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School Choice
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New Jersey Law Blog
Where Should the Children Attend School?
By John S. Eory
It is not uncommon for divorced parents to relocate within New Jersey with the children. In the vast majority of cases, parents are able to resolve such matters as where…
Capital Thinking
Sen. Patty Murray Looks to Succeed Sen. Tom Harkin as Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee
Legislative Activity School Choice As part of National School Choice Week this week, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Sen. Tim Scott…
Education Law Prof Blog
DOJ Drops Request to Block Louisiana Vouchers: Is Jindal Disappointed?
By Derek Black
Yesterday, DOJ withdrew its requests for an injunction of Louisiana's voucher program. Most conservatives and choice proponents immediately rejoiced and appeared ready to move on. Bobby Jindal, however, displayed either minor…
Education Law Prof Blog
How One School District Bucks Trends in School Choice While Replicating Old Mistakes (And Still Seems to Come Out on Top)
By Derek Black
Earlier this week, the Greenville County Schools in South Carolina made a change to their school choice policy, moving from a first come first serve basis to a lottery. The…
Education Law Prof Blog
Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools
By Derek Black
Christopher and Sarah Lubienski's newest book, The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools OutperformPrivate School, reaches some counter-intuitive and significant conclusions. First, contrary to the assumptions of many and some…
Education Law Prof Blog
Missouri Lawmaker Says School Transfer Law’s Loophole Fosters “Educational Larceny”
Derek recently wrote about the financial hits that St. Louis area schools are taking under Missouri’s new transfer law. Under the Missouri scheme, unaccredited school districts have to pay tuition…
Education Law Prof Blog
Ravitch Says Concentrated Poverty is the Source of Our Schools Ills
By Derek Black
Last week, I posted on the release of Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools. I am eagerly…
Capital Thinking
President’s Plan on College Affordability & DOE Released its Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2014-2018
Legislative Activity Charter Schools House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced last week that he would visit a charter school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today to deliver a policy speech about…
Education Law Prof Blog
Alabama District Opts for iPads Over School Choice; State Has Biggest Drop in Per-Student Education Funding In the Nation
While segregated sororities at the University of Alabama wasin the news this week, a few other state educational developmentsare of interest. We have been covering thelawsuits filed about the Alabama Accountability…
Education Law Prof Blog
Can Schools Operate Like Markets?
By Derek Black
A new and robust study of 20 years of data from Australia--The Myth of Markets in School Education--concludes that its schools do not operate as markets. The conclusion/assertion rests on…