Op-ed: Forward Kentucky’s backward thinking about tax-credit scholarships
Opponents of educational choice in Kentucky are apparently doubling down on their disproven, discredited and downright disgraceful claims about simply letting parents pick the schools they think are best for their children. Bruce Maples’ recent column is a case in point. At issue is a proposed Kentucky tax-credit scholarship program. Arizona was the first state…
Bluegrass Beacon: Education facelift incomplete without school choice
Editor’s note: The Bluegrass Beacon is a weekly syndicated statewide newspaper column posted on the Bluegrass Institute’s website after being released to and published by newspapers statewide. Photos of the state Capitol being tweeted by Gov. Matt Bevin offer an unmistakably dramatic before-and-after contrast showing impressive results of a $1.2 million scrubdown of the century-old…
Kentucky should observe National School Choice Week with bold thinking
Just in time for National School Choice Week, a new national poll finds that more than two-thirds of Americans favor school choice and bold reforms. Hopefully, Kentucky lawmakers are listening. The American Federation for Children’s Fifth Annual School Choice Survey polled 1,200 likely 2020 voters and found 67 percent of respondents support the concept of…
When will Kentucky be able to truly celebrate National School Choice Week?
Among those activities will be a week-long series of Bluegrass Institute policy blogs, op-eds and media appearances centering on the theme: Kentucky needs school choice because it works to provide more options for families and opportunities for children. It’s National School Choice Week, which recognizes the importance and celebrating the effectiveness of empowering parents and…
Report: School choice support holds steady among Americans
“According to the study, 67 percent of respondents said they support the concept of school choice, and 59 percent said they are more likely to vote for a state or federal lawmaker who supports school choice.” Here is the link to the article.
Fear of new ideas holds Kentucky education back
About a decade ago, I had a conversation with a friend about her company’s fear of change and innovation. She worked for a marketing agency that she believed was “stuck in the past” and was particularly concerned when she overheard the CEO calling the internet “a fad.” The CEO refused to embrace new ideas and…
Survey says … Parents support school choice!
EdChoice’s annual Schooling in America survey finds the majority of Americans continue to believe that K-12 education in our nation is on the wrong track while support for school choice policies are growing. The survey also found that parents whose children attend traditional public schools have the lowest level of satisfaction compared to those whose…
Bluegrass Beacon: Charter opponents don’t have New Orleans to kick around anymore
Editor’s note: The Bluegrass Beacon is a weekly syndicated statewide newspaper column posted on the Bluegrass Institute’s website after being released to and published by newspapers statewide. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, state education leaders in Louisiana decided to take over and rebuild the shattered New Orleans public school infrastructure using charter…