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…
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…