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What is the proper role of government in public education reform?
I read an interesting Op-Ed about education in today’s Washington Post, in which the author wrote the following: “The proper role of government is to ensure the provision of essential services, not...
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Turning School Chance Into School Choice
There are a lot of smart people in Washington, D.C., and one of them is Evelyn Boyd Simmons. A longtime D.C. resident, an effective parental advocate, and a firm believer in the unmatched promise of...
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Something’s Happening Here . . .
In the span of a few weeks, all of DC seems to be abuzz with the prospect that our elected officials may actually try to ensure greater racial and socioeconomic equity in the city’s public schools —...
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In New York, A Tale of Two Cities (and Two Selves)
At the New Teacher Center conference a few years ago, I watched a master teacher model a great way to introduce students to new material. She projected a single image onto the screen in our conference...
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Are Charter Schools Helping Or Hurting Public Education?
I’d characterize this one as a pretty reasoned conversation about the issue — which is surprising, since it comes from Democracy Now, which is pretty clearly in one camp and not the other. I attribute...
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This is what a community conversation about school reform looks like
Now that my new book is out, I’m doing a series of public talks around the country to explore core issues of choice, reform, and community. My first event was at the legendary DC bookstore, Politics...
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OK, Brown v. Board is 60; Now What?
As I travel around the country this month, participating in public conversations about the promise and peril of school choice, it seems fitting that right as we marked the 60th anniversary of the Brown...
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New Orleans is an all-charter city. Is that a good thing?
This week, the last five traditional neighborhood schools in New Orleans’ Recovery School district were closed - making it the country’s first district made up entirely of charter schools. That’s a...
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The (book) reviews are in!
Well, three of them at least — from the Washington Post‘s Moira McLaughlin, the Century Foundation’s Rick Kahlenberg (via Washington Monthly), and Eduflack’s orange-jacket wearing Patrick Riccards. And...
View ArticleThe (A)morality of Trump’s School Choice Plan
In his State of the Union address tonight, President Trump will renew a call for tax breaks in order to provide more scholarships for students to attend private schools. The Education Freedom...
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