Alaska “contorted [its] correspondence school program into a shadow school voucher program.” After judge’s ruling, “that shadow school voucher program that was in violation of the Constitution, as of today, with the stroke of a pen, is dead.” alaskabeacon.com/2024/04/12/ala…

As TN’s voucher bill stalls out in final weeks of the legislative session, one lawmaker implores “citizens of TN who truly value public schools to sleep w/ one eye open.” “Deals get cut late at night.” And while I take any wins, these are multi-year fights chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Alaska “contorted [its] correspondence school program into a shadow school voucher program.” After judge’s ruling, “that shadow school voucher program that was in violation of the Constitution, as of today, with the stroke of a pen, is dead.” alaskabeacon.com/2024/04/12/ala…

As TN’s voucher bill stalls out in final weeks of the legislative session, one lawmaker implores “citizens of TN who truly value public schools to sleep w/ one eye open.” “Deals get cut late at night.” And while I take any wins, these are multi-year fights chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2024…

Give me a break w/ all the pro-voucher parents ought to decide not government stuff. If true, why do states mandate attendance, length of the school year in public & private schools, curriculum, testing, teacher certification & more? 1/ dailywire.com/news/will-scho…

Bc on a host of major issues, the state is better positioned to know and decide things. More important, it has independent interest in kids’ education. That is not a denigration of parents. The state also very much needs parents to do a host of things to make schools work and…

Pew Survey: 51% of adults believe public ed is heading in wrong direction. 16% say it's going in right direction. 32% are not sure. In that first group, 69% say schools are not spending enough time on core academic subjects. 52% cite funding shortage. 1/ audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/n…

This is arguably good data. I agree that public education is going in wrong direction bc politics are hammering its values and its funding. Could be used to reverse course. Problem is that Dems and Republicans fall out very differently in the survey, which is historically…

As more states consider anti-DEI bills, multiple signs suggest the anti-CRT & LGBTQ fever is actually breaking at the local level. “14 books that were challenged in the Pine-Richland School District will remain available to middle & high school students.” post-gazette.com/news/education…

As more states consider anti-DEI bills, multiple signs suggest the anti-CRT & LGBTQ fever is actually breaking at the local level. “14 books that were challenged in the Pine-Richland School District will remain available to middle & high school students.” post-gazette.com/news/education…

Hey Alabama, you can’t punish your way out of the effects of underfunded schools, oversized classrooms, & missing students services. MS tried to stop disruptive classroom behavior w/ a three strikes & you’re out policy two decades ago. It didn’t work. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/05/ala…

Hey Alabama, you can’t punish your way out of the effects of underfunded schools, oversized classrooms, & missing students services. MS tried to stop disruptive classroom behavior w/ a three strikes & you’re out policy two decades ago. It didn’t work. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/05/ala…

TODAY: Thrilled to be part of this great lineup, including a panel on the threats to teachers’ and students’ free speech rights at school. It will be live-streaming, so feel free to join us.

TODAY: Thrilled to be part of this great lineup, including a panel on the threats to teachers’ and students’ free speech rights at school. It will be live-streaming, so feel free to join us.

Students in North Carolina have waited on a remedy to the violation of their constitutional right to education since the 90s. In 2022, the NC Supreme Court finally ordered one. Now, the state is asking for a do-over, threatening the rule of law itself. the74million.org/article/with-g…