Education

School Choice: Why, What, and How

• February 7, 2011

Nine of the 10 "gold standard" evaluations of voucher programs reported statistically significant gains in achievement for all or some voucher recipients.  In 18 out of 19 academically rigorous studies,…

Fact Sheet

Education

Parents Need Choices & Control of Their Children’s Education

• Nathan Benefield
• January 26, 2011

Almost 40,000 students used an EITC scholarship last year—with an average value of $1,000—to attend a better or safer school. The average annual family income for these students was only…

Commentary

Here We Are, Stuck in the Middle With Latvia?

• January 24, 2011

During his inaugural speech last week, Governor Tom Corbett signaled a shift in state education policy when he said, “Our educational system must contend with other nations and so we…

Media

Intern with CF this Summer

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 24, 2011

Are you a student or do you know a student looking to advance their career while advancing liberty? The IHS Charles G. Koch Summer Fellows Program provides summer…

Media

Education

PSBA’s Web of Lies on School Vouchers

• Nathan Benefield
• January 21, 2011

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), in a desperate attempt to preserve the status quo in education, has launched a new portal, VoucherWatch. Of the many pieces of misinformation…

Media

Education

Choosing Schools

• December 14, 2010

Recently, Bruno Manno in Education Week explains that approximately 29 million students are enrolled in the school of their choice (free registration required). This means that over 50…

Media

Education

PSEA Up to Their Old Tricks

• November 30, 2010

I’ve dealt with teachers’ unions for a lot of years in a lot of states in my on-going efforts to bring greater educational options to students and parents, and one…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Where do Union Dues Go?

• Nathan Benefield
• November 18, 2010

Here is a great new video from the Competitive Enterprise Institute tracking the use of union dues. In forced-union states like Pennsylvania—in which employees can be required to join…

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Education

Enlow Hammers Home the Benefits of School Choice

• October 14, 2010

Yesterday in the PA Senate, Robert Enlow, President and CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice, spoke on the issue of school vouchers and their applicability in the state…

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