"Only three states, Florida, Mississippi and Missouri, grant scholarships to provide dyslexic students with school choice; nine states require special teacher training; and three states have done dyslexia task force reports. New York is one of the 14 states without legislation, but they do have a Dyslexia Awareness Day. Kind of ironic, isn’t it?"
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Sharpen your pencils, kids. Parents and taxpayers, too. With Labor Day weekend just behind us and schools back in session, summer vacation is over. It is the time of year where Wisconsinites are forced to pay too much for school supplies - thanks a lot, minimum markup! - and we take stock of the state of education in Wisconsin. While the professional educrats and your friendly local school superintendent will tell you everything in Wisconsin is perfect and all of our children are brilliant National Merit Scholarship winners, your humble public servants here at MacIver would like to present an honest examination of our schools and our education system in Wisconsin.
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While scores don’t lie, they don’t tell the full story, either; nor do they account for any number of factors that can influence test results.
We certainly know this to be true! Check out this article in the Hattiesburg American.
“The continued growth of Maine Connections Academy indicates that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to education doesn’t work for everyone,” said Maine Connections Academy Principal Doug Bourget.
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June 4 marked the 25th anniversary of Minnesota's charter school law, the nation's first. In 1990, charter pioneer Ted Kolderie foresaw that chartering would "introduce the dynamics of choice, competition, and innovation into America's public school system, while at the same time ensuring that new schools serve broad public purposes."
You can read the rest of this blog post in Education Week here.
The Hispanic community’s battle for educational freedom started well before the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 through a series of court cases that helped lay the foundation of our modern public school choice movement.Beginning in the 1990s, charter schools proved to be a popular public choice model for Hispanic families. Today, charter schools are approximately 30 percent Hispanic and educate a larger percentage of Hispanic students than traditional public schools.Recent data, including a 2015 study, indicate that Hispanic students are making gains in charter schools. With the Hispanic student population continuing to grow—and because 84 percent of Hispanic parents support allowing parents to choose what public school they send their child to—charter schools will likely remain a popular option for Hispanic parents in the future.Click here to read the rest of the article.
School choice truly is a win-win for students, parents, and taxpayers. States across the country should learn from this evidence and embrace school choice.
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With many students still at risk, choice and competition remain the country's best hope. Read the full article in Harvard Magazine here.
Check out this blog post from Education Week.