KSBA spokesman Brad Hughes, whose organization represents interests of traditional school districts in Kentucky, recently wrote some common sense about traditional public schools and the growing movement for school choice: “Americans like to choose and ‘choice is a new American value. How can we bring this flexibility to all public schools? The day will come…
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 week or so. Today, we look at a really interesting education question – does the American public support or oppose public charter schools.…
According to recent findings from the Friedman Foundation’s 2014 Schooling in America Survey, 74% of Americans have a pessimistic outlook on the federal government’s involvement in K-12 education. The survey also found 58 percent of Americans think that K-12 education has gotten off on the “wrong track.” And who can blame them? In Kentucky alone,…
Here’s a nice, short discussion from the Friedman Foundation about Milton Friedman’s reasons for supporting school choice and how it can improve all school sectors, including traditional public schools.
From the new Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice 2014 Schooling in America Survey (Page 45): “A school voucher system allows parents the option of sending their child to the school of their choice, whether that school is public or private, including both religious and non-religious schools. If this policy were adopted, tax dollars currently allocated…
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. A major interest of the Friedman Foundation is parental education choice, and the next question from the survey is very pertinent…
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…