Is Nevada an Adequate Ignition Point for the Spread of Universal School Choice?
I hope so. Barring a powerful, hidden “devil-in-the-details” poison pill, or a successful legal challenge, Nevada seems to have done exactly the right thing. I’m optimistic. Yes, one can quibble with...
View ArticleMore Imagined Evidence of the Outcomes of “Competition”
This is a big deal because many scholars and reform advocates have expressed disappointment in the improvements yielded by alleged competition. For example, there was a lot of hype that the Milwaukee...
View ArticleFrom the Grave, Based on Prejudice, James Blaine Strikes Again
By a 4-3 vote, the Colorado Supreme Court said the Douglas County School Choice Program violated the Colorado Constitution’s Blaine Amendments that prohibit allocation of public money to sectarian...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Seeing “Pricelessness” as an Efficiency/Equity Trade-off Issue
A very active Texas school choice advocate and I recently had an often heated discussion of the supposed pros and cons of more equal opportunity vs. price decontrol. We’d had the nearly identical,...
View ArticleTuition Vouchers Okay, but Obsolete
Recent, ongoing huge improvements in the quality and accessibility of online instruction have changed school choice advocates’ avoidance of the “V-word” (tuition vouchers) from a dubious rhetorical...
View ArticleCan Private Schools Survive as a School Choice Option?
Private school enrollment is on the downswing. The percentage of all students in private schools decreased from 12 percent in 1995-1996 to 10 percent in 2011-2012. Catholic schools have less than half...
View ArticleThe Consequences of High-Regulation in School Choice
As the public demand for school choice shifts into high gear, so does the focus shift from school choice to school quality. Those same school choice backers who are fleeing government schools because...
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