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School Choice
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The Disparate Impact of Holder s War on Private Schools « Commentary Magazine
Almost all the students using vouchers are black, according to the superintendent. This is a program largely designed to find ways to get black students stuck in failing schools an…
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Only 51 Students Transfer from “Failing” Public to Private Schools under Alabama Accountability Act
Following up on Derek’s posts last week on the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Alabama Accountability Act, fifty-one of the approximately 30,000 eligible students at “failing” public schools have…
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News Conference on Alabama School Choice Litigation
By Derek Black
As a followup to my post yesterday on the lawsuit challenging the Alabama statute that provides a $3600 tax credit to those transferring out of failing schools, I wanted…
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State Briefs
Alabama Conservatives Push Cohorts to Support Common CoreCotton State conservatives (self-described) scolded conservatives for critizing the Common Core standards in their Sunday al.com editorial, School choice plus higher standards: That's a recipe…
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Rand Paul on Choice for Inner City Kids
By Derek Black
While Eric Cantor may have backed away from unadulterated school choice, Rand Paul is ramping up his calls. Tuesday he hosted four fellow Republican senators — Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Mike Lee…
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Missouri’s School Transfer Provision Upheld
By Derek Black
This summer has had a string of school choice news, including the Arkansas race based transfer case, the Louisiana voucher case, Title I funding portability proposals, and the expansion of Florida's vouchers. …
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School Choice and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
By Derek Black
I can't seem to practice what I preach. After warning you off of daily updates on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in favor of the Department…
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New Developments in Arkansas School Choice Litigation
By Derek Black
Last year, plaintiffs challenged an Arkansas statute that permitted students to transfer to schools outside their district, but limited the students who could transfer. In particular, the statute indicated that:No…
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Pulling the Parent Trigger
An article about onecommunity's experience with parent-trigger laws was posted today by YashaLevine in Pullingthe Parent Trigger: The Push to Privatize Public Schools. Levine detailsallegations that Parents Revolution, a movement favoring…
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A Victory for School Choice | RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON -- The school choice movement -- which germinated 50 years ago in free-market economist Milton Friedman's fertile mind -- recently counted its largest victory. The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously…