What is “school choice”? LEAD Academy is the perfect example
There is no better example of the disaster that unregulated, undefined "school choice" can bring than Montgomery's first charter school.
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See recent postsSchool choice? OK, let’s do it
Real school choice is an excellent idea. But what's being pushed by the right isn't school choice, it's segregation.
Sen. Katie Britt celebrates School Choice Week
Britt co-sponsored a resolution that would formally designate this week as “National School Choice Week.”
January 25, 2023
Commission approves Dothan’s first charter school
The voting body took swift action Wednesday after a dramatic tied vote last week stalled the school's approval.
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See recent postsA letter to public school teachers
The tragedy in Texas should remind us again that America's public school teachers are criminally undervalued.
Marsh’s public charter school funding bill passes in Senate
Alabama's public charter schools may soon begin receiving county education funds, if Marsh's legislation passes.
House carries over charter school funding bill
The bill to allow some local school tax dollars to follow children to a public charter school was carried over.
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"Alabama has never had a public school as progressive as the Magic City Acceptance Academy."
Sumter County voters to vote on proposal to raise property taxes
Both the traditional public school system in Sumter County and the new University Charter School will receive a proportionate share of the tax.
Support for online education is growing among both Republicans and Democrats
The 2020 Education Next Survey revealed that support for online education is growing sharply, according to new results released this week. Approval of school choice recorded its highest level of support across both political parties. The 14th annual Education Next survey shows that parents are willing to let their high school students complete nearly half … Continued