Friedman 2014 Education Survey The 2014 version of The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s annual public survey is out, and I have been going through some of the findings over the past few days. Today, we look at a really interesting education question – How well the public thinks the federal government is handling K…
Friedman 2014 Education Survey The 2014 version of The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s annual public survey is out, and I will be spending some time over the next few days going through some of the findings. Today, we look at what you think about the overall direction of education in the United States. Very…
Friedman 2014 Education Survey The 2014 version of The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s annual public survey is out, and I will be spending some time over the next few days going through some of the findings. But, let’s start right out by going for the gold – or at least the large amount of…
Opponents of giving Kentucky parents control over where their children attend school claim such policies would result in a lack of accountability. Louisville Rep. Mary Lou Marzian fretted on KET’s “Kentucky Tonight” in February that charter schools – which simply are innovative public schools chosen by parents rather than assigned by the system – “have…
There has been a big fight going on in New York City since the recent election of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is certainly not much of a charter school fan. Mayor de Blasio has tried to squeeze charters out of co-locations with traditional public schools in the same building and attempting to limit the…
Be careful what you ask for – especially if you’re an insolent and intransigent board member in a wasteful and bloated Kentucky public school district. Be especially wary if state Auditor Adam Edelen’s on the receiving end of that request. Edelen, whose office arguably produces the most return for taxpayers of any state agency on…
Competition: the way a monopoly is dismantled This past week we offered a series of blogs looking at how the traditional public school system in Kentucky – which enjoys a virtual monopoly over deciding where your child can go to school – has been seduced by its own power in arrogant ways that adversely impact…
Competition: the way a monopoly is dismantled This week we offer a series of blogs looking at how the traditional public school system in Kentucky – which enjoys a virtual monopoly over deciding where your child can go to school – has been seduced by its own power in arrogant ways that adversely impact students…
Competition: the way a monopoly is dismantled This week we offer a series of blogs looking at how the traditional public school system in Kentucky – which enjoys a virtual monopoly over deciding where your child can go to school – has been seduced by its own power in arrogant ways that adversely impact students…
During the Kentucky Board of Education meeting today, the Fleming County Public School District came up during a discussion of school districts that are in state assistance. A number of problems in Fleming County were mentioned such as the recent resignation of a local school board member, the forthcoming resignation of superintendent Tom Price and…