Protecting and Promoting School Choice

Month: April 2020

New York Post: Elites go to war on homeschooling — just when everyone’s doing it

By Corey DeAngelis: We’re all homeschoolers now. Schools have closed for more than 55 million students nationwide, and at least 34 states have shuttered schools for the rest of the academic year. Just in time, our media and academic elites are coming out swinging against homeschooling. read more Corey DeAngelis is the executive director at …

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Briscoe: Harvard Law Gets Homeschooling All Wrong

By Nicolas Briscoe In the May-June issue of the Harvard Magazine, journalist Erin O’Donnell published a piece entitled “The Risks of Homeschooling”, in which she alternated between quoting unsubstantiated assumptions and baseless accusations until, mercifully, the nearly 1000-word hit piece on America’s homeschooling parents concluded. O’Donnell relies exclusively on Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet to …

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#4: Florida Schools Go Digital

Patricia Levesque, CEO of Excel in Ed talks with Dr. Corey DeAngelis  and Matthew Nielsen about Florida Virtual School’s offer to students across the state to use their online learning platform during the COVID-19 shutdown. They also discuss what the global pandemic might mean for the future of education in Florida.

#7: School Districts Hoard Students

Dr. Michael McShane joins Dr. Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss an article he recently co-authored with Jason Bedrick, titled School Districts Hoard Students Instead of Teaching Them. Link: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op…   Dr. McShane is Director of National Research at EdChoice.