Kevin Nicholson & Chris Lawrence join Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss how school choice narrows gaps for kids, parental involvement, accountability, and more. Kevin Nicholson is President, Founder of No Better Friend Corp, 2018 Candidate for US Senate in Wisconsin, and a US Marine Corps Veteran. Chris Lawrence is a parent of 3 …
#23: Achievement Gaps, Choice, & Returning to School Read More »
Jim Blew, Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss the “ins and outs” of Education Freedom Scholarships. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.
David Hardy, founder of Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School and Building Excellent Schools PA joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss what it really takes to build an excellent school. He talks about his background in education and how he came to found one of the top schools in the entire commonwealth of …
Robert Pondiscio, celebrated author and former teacher joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss his book, How the Other Half Learns. We ask for his take on how different groups of students are doing outside of a brick-and-mortar school environment during lockdown. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute …
Jeff Kwitowski, Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Policy Communications @ K12, Inc. joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss how virtual schools, and the students that attend them, have handled the pandemic. They also discuss families’ attitudes toward virtual schools in the wake of COVID-19 as well as the dynamics of public policy …
Neal McCluskey, Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss how private schools are faring amid the pandemic. We also discuss a little history behind district schools, as well as some past and current battles around curriculum in district schools. Find EFI online at …
#18: Private School Closures; Public School Struggles & Battles Read More »
Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss what’s going on in America with charter schools today. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.
Rebecca Friedrichs was lead plaintiff in a 2016 US Supreme Court case against the California Teachers Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association (the country’s largest teacher union). She is also the founder of For Kids and Country. Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen discuss the court case, what led to it, and what’s going …
Patrick J. Wolf, PhD, Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice at University of Arkansas; author of dozens of studies and other publications on school choice, joins Corey A. DeAngelis, PhD and Matthew Nielsen to discuss Harvard’s ongoing campaign against homeschooling–just when everyone is forced to educate their children at home. Find EFI online …
#15: Harvard PhD Responds to Harvard’s Attacks on Homeschooling Read More »
Chris Stewart, former elected school board member, CEO of Brightbeam Network, and renowned school choice advocate joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to talk about some of the tactics and fallacies employed by defenders of the status quo in American K-12 education. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on …
