Matters of Choice / North Carolina
Matters of Choice: Race, Economics and Choice in North Carolina
by Reema Khrais × on January 21, 2016 at 7:00 am ×
In North Carolina, students get their choice of charter schools, but those schools are increasingly divided by race. In this southern state where some of the nation’s most noted school desegregation battles were waged, a recent Duke University study shows that many schools are either predominantly white or predominantly minority. Reema Khrais of WUNC reports on efforts to change that trend.
Florida / Matters of Choice
Matters of Choice: Florida — A Hot Spot for School Choice
WFSU-FM’s Lynn Hatter takes a look at the decades-long movement that is school choice in Florida, one of the nation’s hot spots for school choice programs. While many ideas may have originated in other states, Florida has adopted them and created a massive alternative system.
Alabama / Events
Alabama School Connection’s Trisha Powell Crain Talks Money, Politics, and More in Alabama Education
There’s never a shortage of stories coming from Alabama’s schools. But before the WBHM/Southern Education Desk’s “Issues and Ales” education forum Thursday evening, we wanted to shed as much light as possible on the big picture behind the headlines because — for better or worse — that backdrop always includes money and therefore politics.
Louisiana / School Choice / States
Unconstitutional: Louisiana High Court Rules On Vouchers
by Sue Lincoln × on May 8, 2013 at 9:25 am ×
Louisiana’s Supreme Court rules the current funding mechanism for the statewide voucher program is unconstitutional.
Audio / Louisiana / Multimedia / School Choice
Double Standards: High-Stakes Tests In Louisiana
by Sue Lincoln and Amy Jeffries × on March 27, 2013 at 5:57 pm ×
When Hosanna Christian Academy decided to take on nearly 300 voucher students, they knew many of them would be behind academically. But principal Josh LaSage says he really wasn’t expecting so many of the voucher students to be so far behind.
Resources / What You Need To Know
What You Need To Know: School Choice, Charter Schools And Vouchers
by Maura Walz × on March 20, 2013 at 9:23 am ×
School choice, in its broadest sense, is a simple idea: that families should be able to choose what school their children attend. Educational choice takes many forms in school districts around the United States, but two types of educational options currently dominate the political debate over school choice: charter schools and vouchers.
Louisiana / School Choice
Louisiana Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality Of Vouchers
by Sue Lincoln × on March 4, 2013 at 3:33 pm ×
Louisiana’s Supreme Court has now heard oral arguments over the constitutionality of the law establishing a statewide voucher program.
Louisiana / Multimedia / School Choice / Video
Court Rules Funding For Louisiana Voucher Program Is Unconstitutional
by Sue Lincoln × on November 30, 2012 at 7:10 pm ×
A state court judge rules Louisiana’s voucher program is unconstitutionally funded. Governor Bobby Jindal vows to appeal.
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