By Corey DeAngelis and Christos Makridis: The new Covid-19 relief plan, passed by the Senate over the weekend, includes $123 billion for K-12 public schools, supposedly to help them reopen. That’s almost the amount the U.S. dedicated, in real terms, to the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. And it’s on top …
By Corey DeAngelis and Neal McCluskey: West Virginia policymakers have a golden opportunity to finally put the educational needs of the state’s students front-and-center. House Bill 2013 – which just passed out of the House and is currently on its way to the Senate – would allow nearly all families in the state to take …
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By Matthew Nielsen: In a knee-jerk reaction to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s call to reopen schools in his State of the State address, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman tweeted about “the worsening spread of COVID-19 and its severe impact on our schools, students, and teachers.” But, as it turns out, COVID-19 isn’t what is ailing students and …
Washington Examiner: Pessimistic predictions outweigh facts of reopening schools Read More »
By Patrick Wolf and Corey DeAngelis: Joe Biden is expected to name Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary Wednesday. Given rumors about the president-elect tapping union officials for the job, this is a relief. Still, reformers and school-choice advocates shouldn’t let their guards down. In a recent interview with the Education Writers Association, Stef …
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board covered a peer-reviewed study by Corey DeAngelis and Angela Dills, finding that school choice improves students’ mental health. Corey DeAngelis and Angela Dills
Since July 13, 2018, one individual has filed 243 complaints against charter schools throughout the state of Arizona. Every third day, on average, retired middle school principal Jim Hall filed a complaint against schools that range from high-performing networks that are ranked nationally for their academic performance—like BASIS schools—to single-site schools like Arizona Autism Charter …
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By Corey DeAngelis and Christos Makridis: It’s back-to-school season, but millions of students won’t be going back to the classroom. Teachers are fighting tooth and nail to prevent reopening public schools for in-person learning — in the name of safety. Yet our just-released study suggests that these reopening decisions have more to do with influence …
By Corey DeAngelis: Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana was a huge win for American families and supporters of school choice. The decision paves the way for granting students the freedom to attend religious schools using a state’s tax-credit scholarship funding. read more Corey DeAngelis is the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute
They say that if you repeat a lie often enough, it will become the truth. Several viral social media posts claim legislators have been draining education funding for years. A tweet from a high school football coach asserting that “they’ve been defunding education for years” has garnered over a half-million likes in just a few …
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 …
New York Post: Elites go to war on homeschooling — just when everyone’s doing it Read More »
