IN AN ERA FLUSH WITH POLLS AND SURVEYS, K–12 EDUCATION ISSUES GET RELATIVELY INFREQUENT ATTENTION. MOST ANNUAL POLLS ON K–12 AND SCHOOL CHOICE RELEASE IN LATE SUMMER OR FALL. OUR MONTHLY PUBLIC OPINION TRACKER IS HERE TO CHANGE THAT.
Survey: But What About The Kids?
The debate over schools reopening during the pandemic has included a great deal of feedback from educators and parents. We’re not hearing as much from the students themselves. Our new poll reveals teen views on back-to-school, the pandemic and other hot topics.
EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker: Top Takeaways August 2020
We share our seven key takeaways based on our August polling wave.
Ep 205: Monthly Tracker Results – August 2020
In this episode, we share key takeaways from our August 2020 wave of polling as reported on our EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker. We talk about the new questions we
Ep. 204: Big Ideas – “A Fine Line” with Tim DeRoche
In this episode, we chat with Tim DeRoche about his book, A Fine Line: How Most American Kids are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools. We cover topics
Ep. 203: Schooling in America Survey – K–12 Education and School Choice
In this episode, we chat about results in part two of our Schooling in America Survey, “K–12 Education and School Choice Reforms.” We unpack the American public’s views on the
Ep. 202: The Monthly Debrief – July Looking to August 2020
Join our state team as they discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states.
Ep. 201: Schooling in America Survey – Homeschooling
In this episode, we chat about results in part two of our Schooling in America Survey, “Homeschooling Experiences and Opinions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” We unpack why parents choose
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – August 2020
Need a record of August 2020’s state school choice happenings? Our brief roundup has you covered.
2020 Schooling in America Series: School Choice, Education Spending and More
Learn what parents, the public and people of different races and ethnicities think about K–12 education issues, including school choice, funding and more.
What Parents Think About Getting to School During a Pandemic
We share the ways transportation influences parents’ decisions regarding where to send their children to school and more.
Breaking Down Our National Survey Responses by Income, Political Affiliation and Community Type
How did Americans of different incomes, political affiliations and communities—urban, suburban and small town/rural—respond to our Schooling in America Survey?
2020 Schooling in America Series: Homeschooling Experiences and Views During the Pandemic
What are the reasons parents choose homeschool, and how do these experiences vary by race?
Unbundling: A New Way to Approach Teacher Professional Development and Classroom Supplies
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle paying for classroom supplies.
Unbundling: Rethinking How We Deliver Remedial Services to Students Who Need Them
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle funding for remediation programs.
Unbundling: Three Policies That Would Improve Schools’ Core Education Services
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle what it might look like to 'unbundle' core academic elements of schools.
The Unbundling Series: Five Services Public Education Should Do Differently
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle what it means to 'unbundle' educational services and providers to create a more resilient system of education.
Unbundling: How K–12 Education Could Do Transportation Differently
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle how student transportation can change as schools reopen in the Fall.
Unbundling: Three Ways Public Schools Can Rethink Food Services
In this edition of The Unbundling Series, we tackle how to help schools and school districts 'unbundle' food services.
2020 Schooling in America Series: COVID-19 Impacts on K–12 Education and Racial Disparities
The pandemic drastically altered students’ learning environments while affecting parents’ views on remote learning and reopening, but experiences differed by racial/ethnic backgrounds.
EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker: Top Takeaways July 2020
We share our five key takeaways based on our July polling wave.
What the Espinoza Ruling Means for Blaine Amendments and School Choice
VP of Legal Affairs Leslie Hiner breaks down the legal language and shares the EdChoice backstory.
Ep. 196: The Monthly Debrief – June Looking to July 2020
In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice’s President and CEO Robert Enlow, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick, and our two state directors, Lauren Hodge and Jordan Zackery, discuss the latest
Ep. 195: Big Ideas – “A Guide to Designing Educational Choice Programs” with David Hodges
We chat with David Hodges, educational choice attorney at the Institute for Justice. He discusses his new report, “A Guide to Designing Educational Choice Programs,” and the Institute for
EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker: Top Takeaways June 2020
We share our eight key takeaways based on our June polling waves.
What to Do About ‘Bad Parents’ in K–12 Education
You can decide for yourself which parents you think didn’t live up to the good parenting standard, but you might want to ask yourself whether you’re judging someone for their choices or their circumstances.
Key Findings from the Indiana School Voucher Program 2019–20 IDOE Report
Learn more about the report in this handy infographic.
Thinking Outside The Boundary: GreatSchools Isn’t The Problem
By Jennifer Wagner Mother Jones recently published a story questioning whether GreatSchools, a national nonprofit that rates public PK-12 schools using test scores and other factors, is inadvertently contributing to
Stay The Course: We Have To Be “We Bes” To Make Change
By Jennifer Wagner EdChoice is the oldest group in the nation solely dedicated to advancing school choice. Dr. Friedman and his wife, Rose, founded the organization in 1996. We’ll be
An Open Letter To My Son With The Bugatti Brain
By Jennifer Wagner To my sweet, kind, inquisitive son: I love you so much. I love how you tell us all about the latest Fortnite updates and perform all the dances — and
Get Off My Lawn: I Don’t Care What You Think My Kids Should Be Doing Right Now
By Jennifer Wagner The other day, I dropped an opinion piece — with no personal commentary — on my Facebook timeline from someone who was concerned about students going back to school in person. I
State Of The Unions: Let’s Not Be So Hasty Comparing Police To Teachers
By Jennifer Wagner There has been much debate in recent weeks about criminal justice reform following the killing of George Floyd and a series of high-profile cases of police brutality
HELP Us Change Our Mind and (Not) Open Schools Too Soon
By Drew Catt As a native of Indiana and science fiction fan, I grew up loving Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and was downright giddy when Stranger