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North Carolina's Growing School Choice Landscape
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (230+ words) Opting in to the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship program and moving forward on open enrollment are wins for NC families Director of the Center for Effective Education, John Locke Foundation Last week was a pretty good week for those who…...
Talarico worked for left-wing firm planning DEI for Texas schools
11+ hour, 27+ min ago (415+ words) Collin Anderson and Peter Hasson write for the Washington Free Beacon about an unfortunate piece of the Texas Democratic Senate candidate's resume. Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D.) earned tens of thousands of dollars working as an "equitable education" consultant for…...
Getting the best bang for the buck with ed tech
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (447+ words) Mark Schneider and Auditi Chakravarty assess the challenges associated with rising education technology costs. US spending on K12 education technology reached $30 billion in 2024; some estimates predict this number will double by 2033. Online learning platforms and devices are sold as tools that…...
New Harvard journal touts 'queerness,' 'Palestinian liberation"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (446+ words) Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest odd development at America's oldest university. Harvard University'which is being sued by the federal government for antisemitism, has been laying off employees, and is going around telling courts, Congress,…...
California sees negative impact of dumping standardized tests
1+ week, 3+ day ago (458+ words) Editors at National Review Online assess the results of an experiment in California higher education. In May of 2020, the University of California school system, with its over 300, 000 students and ten separate campuses, announced it would be phasing out and then…...
It's time to face the truth about NCAE
1+ week, 6+ day ago (893+ words) Director of the Center for Effective Education, John Locke Foundation A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State....
Left-wing group targets standardized tests in Houston
2+ week, 1+ day ago (158+ words) Jessica Costescu and Ethan Barton write for the Washington Free Beacon about education mischief in the Lone Star State. A Houston-based education advocacy group fighting to eliminate standardized test requirements is led by a white left-wing activist who accused the…...
Understanding Open Enrollment: The Next Frontier in NC School Choice
3+ week, 1+ day ago (24+ words) Discover what K12 open enrollment is and how it works through research, polling data, and case studies from states and schools using it....
NC House override of Gov. Stein's veto jumpstarts hope for thousands of families
3+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) Director of the Center for Effective Education, John Locke Foundation Representatives Cunningham and Majeed should be applauded for having the courage to stand up and do the right thing. ECCA can turbo-charge school choice in North Carolina and provide thousands…...
Teacher union boss used its resources for controversial book
3+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) Carl Campanile writes for the New York Post about a questionable use of teacher union funds. American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten tapped hundreds of thousands in union resources to help write her controversial book " working with a team…...