Almost 100 years ago, a group of nuns joined a suit against the state of Oregon—and made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education
Mar 20, 2024
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For the past half-century, school choice initiatives have been intensifying across the globe. Choice policies emphasize school competition and increasing families' opportunities to select among academic programs.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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The vast majority of parents believe social media is a major distraction for students, according to a new nationwide study.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2023
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Last month, the U.S. General Accountability Office publicly released findings of an analysis showing that more than a third of public-school students still attend schools that are largely segregated.
Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2022
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On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including a teacher and a tutor, chatted with them about colors ...
Education
Aug 1, 2022
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Are school choice programs contributing to segregation in American schools?
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2022
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Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools "open to all students." But the truth is more nuanced. As an education policy researcher—and as author of a new book about charter schools I wrote with fellow ...
Education
Sep 30, 2021
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Charter schools are 30 years old as of 2021, and the contentious debate about their merits and place in American society continues.
Education
May 12, 2021
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The expansion of charter schools in the 2000s led to an increase in school segregation and a slight decline in residential segregation, according to new research from Cornell University providing the first national estimates ...
Education
Mar 1, 2021
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Some commentators believe the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the need for parents to have more "school choice," while others say the pandemic shows the urgency of new schooling models developed under school choice policies.
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2021
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