Arizona and Texas also have large numbers of students attending charter schools. According to the NCES, charter school legislation has yet to pass in Alabama, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Nebraska, West Virginia, and Washington. While Maine has passed a charter school ...
In Texas, for example, a RABA Research poll asked 512 adults on March 17 to 18 if they supported “diverting tax revenue away from neighborhood public schools to use for private school vouchers” — 66 percent opposed while 34 percent supported. This was the only statewide survey to s...
In this month’s Lead the Change (LtC) interviews James C. Bridgeforth on the 2025 AERA theme: “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.” Dr. Bridgeforth is an assistant professor of educational leadership in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. His ...
Fortunately, in the world where Kinky won, teachers are well paid and lawmakers have managed to avoid years of bickering over a contentious voucher program. Health Care for Every Texan (i.e., TexasCare) Under Friedman’s guidance, lawmakers also passed Friedman’s health care plan—TexasCare...
Texas school finances are stretched. Lewisville is the latest districtto close schools because of a tight budget. Trustees voted Monday to shutter five elementary schools. They followed the lead of Richardson, Plano, Coppell and Irving ISDs. ...
Seattle voters approved about $255 million for subsidized preschool in 2018, and the city also offers child care assistance vouchers to some families. Advertising Skip Ad Skip Ad Skip Ad The state of Texas has taken a somewhat different tack. In November, voters there approved a state constitut...
For more than 20 years, the private school choice movement has focused on bringing a lot of choice to a relatively small contingent of families lucky enough to have access to vouchers, tax credit scholarships, and ESAs. Maybe it’s time for school choice proponents to consider Michigan’s ap...
In approximately three weeks, a voucher and registration instructions will be mailed to you. For registration by telephone, you must be testing at a US Prometric Testing Center. Be sure to call at least three days before your desired test date. There is a $35 charge for calling, and you ...
I purchased a pair of slacks at full price for $49 at the Zara store at La Cantera, San Antonio, Texas after wearing the slacks for three hours the gold buttons fell off. I returned the defective slacks to the store, and they refused to return them, they refused to give me a replace...
What do you do if it looks like you’re not going to be able to fly out until the next day and you’re not in your home city? “Ask the airline to put you up in a hotel or give you a hotel voucher. They might do it; they might not. It’s not required by law,” Keyes ...