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The holiday season is a time for celebrating goodwill, kindness, generosity and, most important, family. In that spirit, we’re sharing three stories that highlight not just the moral imperative of educational choice, but also some amazing families. Happy holidays, EdChoicers! Enjoy. The Visser Family Katherine and Christo Visser and their 10-year-old her son Jordan […]
The Center for Evaluation & Education Policy at Indiana University recently released a report analyzing the design and fiscal effects of K–12 school voucher programs in six states, including Indiana. The report relies on several pieces of original EdChoice research, and we appreciate those references. What’s unfortunate about this report and others like it […]
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss recently published an opinion piece, “The ‘Walmartization’ of public education,” in which she derides the Friedman Foundation for our work to empower families to choose the best educational setting for their children. Strauss’s arguments are ones we hear repeatedly from those who would prefer a one-size-fits-most, system-centered approach to K–12 […]
Now is the time of year when we remind ourselves why we’re thankful. In 2013, we highlighted some families who are grateful for their choice schools. Last year, we highlighted two schools who are grateful to serve children using school choice programs. This year, we’re sharing the personal stories of three families who are thankful […]
CNN Parents posted an article entitled “Public vs. private school: What’s with all the judging?” that explores the subtle and overtly hostile ways parents can treat one another based on where they send their children to school. The post has received more than 2,400 comments as of the time of this posting, and, you guessed […]
A North Carolina judge recently ruled the state’s voucher program unconstitutional. Today we have two freakouts from two very different parents commenting on the News & Observer article, “NC to appeal ruling banning taxpayer money for private schools.” On the positive side, it is wonderful Ms. Forbes is involved in her children’s education and they […]