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April 14, 2015
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State Spending vs. College Prices
More is going on in rampantly inflated college pricing than just lost state funding.
By Neal McCluskey
April 12, 2015
Blog

Alabama’s School Choice Law Needs Improvement
Alabama’s school choice expansion takes one step forward and 10 steps back.
By Jason Bedrick
April 10, 2015
Blog

Rule by ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter: The Department of Education’s Stealth Regulation
Rule by “Dear Colleague” letter: that’s how the U.S. Department of Education exercises control over higher education today.
By Walter Olson
April 8, 2015
Blog

Fed Ed, by Every Other Name, Still Smells Rank
National, political control of education is far too imprecise an instrument to deal with the unique needs of fifty states, thousands of communities, and millions of children.
By Neal McCluskey
April 8, 2015
Blog

Victories for Educational Choice in the Southwest
Nevada enacted a new educational choice law and Arizona expanded an existing one.
By Jason Bedrick
April 7, 2015
Blog

Do Housing Vouchers Help Poor Children?
Despite a large income boost, researchers found little benefit in schooling, crime, or health outcomes.
By Peter Van Doren
March 30, 2015
Blog

Disagreement over Chile’s National School Choice Program
An exchange on Chile’s nationwide public-and-private school choice program.
By Andrew J. Coulson
March 27, 2015
Blog

A Win for Educational Choice in Mississippi
Mississippi is poised to become the third state to enact an education savings account law.
By Jason Bedrick
March 20, 2015
Blog

National School Choice Proposal Heartening, Frightening
Leave school choice legislation at the state level.
By Andrew J. Coulson
March 18, 2015
Blog

Scholarship Tax Credits Do Not Financially Benefit Donors
Scholarship tax credits benefit low-income families, not wealthy donors.
By Jason Bedrick
March 17, 2015
Blog

UT-Austin’s Secret Racial Preferences Undermine Its Admissions Policy
Abigail Fisher again asks the Supreme Court to stop racial discrimination in college admissions.
By Ilya Shapiro
March 12, 2015
Blog

Did Common Core Do That? We Don’t Actually Know
This report could easily be used to say centralized policy interventions don’t work, be they No Child Left Behind or the Common Core. Of course, the report doesn’t justify that conclusion, either.
By Neal McCluskey
March 10, 2015
Blog

Are School Choice Technocrats Needed?
Education reformers must resist the technocratic temptation.
By Jason Bedrick
March 9, 2015
Blog

Mr. Bush, the Lines Are Already Clear
Gov. Jeb Bush’s recommendations are another example of what has led to nearly limitless federal control over schooling.
By Neal McCluskey
March 4, 2015
Blog

What Does “Fully Funded” Mean?
“Fully funded” just means “spending more than we’re spending now.”
By Jason Bedrick

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State Spending vs. College Prices

Alabama’s School Choice Law Needs Improvement

Rule by ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter: The Department of Education’s Stealth Regulation

Fed Ed, by Every Other Name, Still Smells Rank

Victories for Educational Choice in the Southwest

Do Housing Vouchers Help Poor Children?

Disagreement over Chile’s National School Choice Program

A Win for Educational Choice in Mississippi

National School Choice Proposal Heartening, Frightening

Scholarship Tax Credits Do Not Financially Benefit Donors

UT-Austin’s Secret Racial Preferences Undermine Its Admissions Policy

Did Common Core Do That? We Don’t Actually Know

Are School Choice Technocrats Needed?

Mr. Bush, the Lines Are Already Clear

What Does “Fully Funded” Mean?