Education

ESAs Empower Parents, Protect Public Schools

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 22, 2018

It's National School Choice Week and this year Pennsylvania lawmakers have an incredible opportunity to help students trapped in failing schools. SB 2 holds the lowest performing schools…

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Educational Choice in a Grandparent’s Words

• James Paul
• January 23, 2017

National School Choice Week, beginning today, is a celebration of opportunity. Each of the educational options in Pennsylvania—private scholarship programs, charter schools, online education, and the ability to homeschool—empower…

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Evaluating Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law

• James Paul
• January 25, 2016

In 2015, several states took action to improve the functionality of their public charter school laws. Unfortunately for Pennsylvania’s 130,000 charter students—as well as the thousands of students on currently…

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The State of School Choice in Pennsylvania

• James Paul
• January 27, 2015

In many respects, Pennsylvania is a pioneer of school choice. With 173 charter schools—14 of which are cyber charters—and two scholarship tax credit programs, the commonwealth is the envy of…

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Bill Cosby Explains How to Really Educate a Child

• Priya Brannick
• January 25, 2012

We're in the middle of National School Choice Week, which means the word “education” is hot on the lips of its advocates across our state and country. Schooling is…

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School Choice: The ABC’s

• Nathan Benefield
• January 23, 2012

In time for National School Choice Week, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released its 2012 ABC’s of School Choice. The new guide gives an overview of what…

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Want to Help PA’s Kids?

• January 19, 2012

With the 10-year anniversary of No Child Left Behind recently passing, the $20.7 million bailout for Chester-Upland School District, and students in Neshaminy sitting at home while…

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