The decision to appoint an interim CEO who had personnel matters related to negligence involving children, rather than one of the other two candidates who did not, ultimately came down to a final vote tally of 11-8-1. Remember we have another school board election in November of

How wonderful that she had a choice to try something different.

Randi Weingarten’s departure from the DNC may open the door to a broader range of voices on education policy. A chance for Democrats to engage new ideas—and put students at the center.

Microschooling is booming and in a comprehensive analysis, done by the National Microschooling Center, 800 microschool leaders shared some fascinating insights on this sector of education. Dive into the findings in this blog! edchoice.org/the-state-of-m…

This is big. Huge, actually.

Education freedom isn’t partisan. It’s personal. It’s why the majority of all Americans support it, and the more families are exposed to the policy the greater the support.

Ousted CPS chief recalls his firing after refusing to support mayor's borrowing plan: "He said, 'Pedro, you have credibility in finances. You were the CFO. You can sell this.’ I said, ‘Mayor, it’s not the right thing to do. You’re getting bad advice.’" wgntv.com/chicago-educat…

Particularly egregious when you consider that the payoff for all that investment is zero kids reading at grade level and zero kids doing math at grade level. And right across the street is the thriving Field School. thefieldschool.org

"Public schools cannot be both a core government service and a platform for personal or political expression. The tension between those roles has been allowed to fester unexamined for too long." fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

"Public schools cannot be both a core government service and a platform for personal or political expression. The tension between those roles results in a steady erosion of public trust—not because Americans don’t value education, but because they can no longer be certain whose

According to ISBE, per pupil spending at Graham in 2024 was $29,000 and only 9% of students were proficient at reading.

Yep, that about sums it up! EdChoice John Kristof Marty Lueken Mike McShane Colyn Ritter Robert Enlow

As long as we treat public schools like adult jobs programs and/or political indoctrination centers, there’s no incentive to reduce costs or improve outcomes. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

School choice has already won. The only question is whether we’ll give poor families equal access or allow inequality to deepen.

Why. So. Serious?

Well…every state that opts in.

“This legislation promises generational change.” Norton Rainey of ACE Scholarships says the new school choice tax credit in the Big Beautiful Bill will help thousands of low-income students access a better future. 📚 #SchoolChoice #ECCA Read the full article:

Listen to my great friend, Robert Enlow, argue with himself over the significance of the new federal tax credit scholarship program. "There is much peril here but also great opportunity." 😉 Michael Petrilli Derrell Bradford Frederick M. Hess Mike McShane Daion Daniels educationnext.org/the-education-…

Illinois needs school choice NOW! Empower Illinois Big Shoulders Fund Agudath Israel IL

At the 56:10 mark. This is a disappointingly silly take. “We’ve got to look at [opting on to the federal tax credit scholarship]. Remember, Donald Trump is trying to take away funding from public schools, right? He has shut down funding to the states for public schools, and