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OPINION: Should plaintiffs in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about school choice be careful what they wish for?

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What would a decision in Espinoza’s favor really mean for school choice and public education? For the perspective of the Heritage Foundation’s Jonathan Butcher, click here. Related: I got to choose private schools, but will vouchers really help other kids make it? The post OPINION: Should plaintiffs in a U.S.

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A charter school faces the ugly history of school choice in the Deep South

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Johnson opened the doors of Mississippi’s first rural charter school in this temporary space a year ago. Pulling students from Coahoma County and its county seat of Clarksdale, the school serves an area of the Mississippi Delta known for its rich blues heritage, low incomes and abysmal educational outcomes.

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A superintendent made big gains with English learners. His success may have been his downfall

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But as Grimes’ star rose statewide, according to local educators and residents, his relationship with city leadership started to unravel. Then, in mid-May 2023, a member of the school board told Grimes that it would not be renewing his contract, which was to end in June 2024.

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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

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Long before Trumps executive order in January, some conservatives had pushed school choice as a solution to the BIEs troubles. The bill didnt advance, but Heritage resurrected the idea last year in its Project 2025 transition plan for the next president. public schools. That same year, the late Arizona Sen.

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Segregated schools are still the norm. Howard Fuller is fine with that

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From Marcus Garvey to Malcolm X, the notion that separate and equal is not only possible, but in some cases preferable, has been a rallying point for those who believe that black educators should be the ones designing and leading schools for black children. The group has plans to grow those numbers. secretary of education.

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

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Trump talks about schools secretly imposing gender transition surgery on children. Finally, it’s likely that the administration will try to voucherize more public dollars to support families sending their children to private schools. public schools reeling. Related: Become a lifelong learner.

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