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• The Bankrupt Agenda of the Save Our Schools Movement
  True progressives would embrace school choice, not teachers' unions.
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 16, 2011
• Joel Klein
  "We have a 19th-century classroom model in the 21st century."
  Nick Gillespie
  April 22, 2011
• Paul Pastorek
  "What Katrina did was it allowed us to think differently."
  Nick Gillespie
  April 21, 2011
• Jeb Bush on Disrupting the Educational Status Quo
  "Monopolies don't want to have direct competition."
  Nick Gillespie
  April 20, 2011
• Jay Greene
  "I'm very agnostic about what form choice must take."
  Nick Gillespie
  April 19, 2011
• Education Showdown
  The irresistible force of school reform meets the immovable object of teachers unions.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  April 18, 2011
• Education and the State of the Union
  In which Obama rests on his laurels and tells parents and 20-somethings to get their acts together
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  January 27, 2011
• Beware Bipartisan School Reform
  If everybody on the Hill is happy, Americans probably shouldn't be.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  January 7, 2011
• Curbing Excellence
  The trouble with American education
  Steve Chapman
  December 20, 2010
• Waiting for Superman Becomes Waiting for Godot
  Telling tales about the demise of education reform in D.C.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  October 13, 2010
• Money Is Not What Schools Need
  Competition is the answer.
  John Stossel
  September 16, 2010
• The Confrontation
  Drew Carey and Nick Gillespie clash with the Cleveland City Council over Reason Saves Cleveland.
  Nick Gillespie
  September 8, 2010
• Knowing is Half the Battle. But It's the Easy Half.
  Liberating teacher performance data is a great way to start out the school year. But it's not enough.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  September 1, 2010
• Teachers Unions vs. Online Education
  Kids live on the Internet. Why aren’t they learning online too?
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  July 20, 2010
• How to Save Cleveland
  Turning around America’s dying cities is difficult, improbable, and necessary.
  Nick Gillespie
  May 24, 2010
• School Sucks: The Movie
  A review of The Cartel, a documentary about school choice—and the lack thereof.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  April 23, 2010
• Education Reformers Get Schooled
  The trouble with one-size-fits-all solutions
  Steve Chapman
  April 15, 2010
• Last Chance for School Reform
  D.C. schools are the worst in the nation, but they may also be ripe for big changes.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  April 7, 2010
• Education Is Too Important for a Government Monopoly
  It's time to let parents choose
  John Stossel
  February 18, 2010
• Lifting All Boats in Louisiana: A Vision for Transforming Louisiana's Education System
  Interview with Paul Pastorek, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education
  Lisa Snell
  January 29, 2010
• Are Charters a Drain on Traditional Public Schools?
  Charters are a legitimate part of the public school system
  Lisa Snell
  June 12, 2009
• Who Do Charters Educate?
  The numbers prove that charters help disadvantaged students
  Lisa Snell
  June 11, 2009
• How Much Freedom Do Charter Schools Deserve?
  Oakland owes a lot to its charter schools
  June 10, 2009
• President Obama Fails the Kids in the DC Voucher Program
  Ignoring the program's big successes, Congress and Obama pay off the teachers' unions
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 20, 2009
• Obama Can Help Rhee Fix DC's Schools
  Tackling teacher tenure could launch meaningful education reforms
  Lisa Snell
  December 10, 2008
• Some Democrats Supporting School Vouchers
  Positive development for school choice
  Lisa Snell
  November 1, 2008
• Will a Democrat Please Stand Up?
  Looking for someone to help kids stuck in California's failing schools
  Lisa Snell
  May 28, 2008
• Catholic Schools Struggle to Stay Open
  Catholic schools produce good results, but are having trouble competing with public and charter schools
  Joanne Jacobs
  March 5, 2008
• "Instructionist" School Reform and School Choice
  Low-income kids being left further behind in places where instructional reform doesn't include choice
  Lisa Snell
  February 6, 2008
• Lessons From Abroad
  School choice only helps education
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 29, 2007
• Sending Poor Kids to Middle-Class Schools Doesn't Fix the System
  It doesn't produce better test scores either
  Joanne Jacobs
  September 21, 2007
• Money Talks
  Give families school choice, and they will get choice schools
  Lisa Snell
  June 1, 2007
• Election Day Lessons for LAUSD
  Let Students Vote with Their Dollars
  Lisa Snell
  May 15, 2007
• Experimenting With School Choice: A Tale of Two California Districts
  Oakland, Compton show school choice can improve results more than the status quo
  Lisa Snell and Shikha Dalmia
  February 23, 2007
• Let a Thousand Choices Bloom
  Debating the future of education reform.
  Lisa Snell
  December 1, 2005
• Hard Lessons from the Big Easy's Public Schools
  New Orleans private schools fight for survival
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 29, 2005
• School Choice Scorecard
  States decide the fate of several school choice initiatives
  Lisa Snell
  July 1, 2005
• Defeats, Some Victories Scored by School Choice Supporters
  Lisa Snell
  July 1, 2005
• Questioning State Aid for Students at Private Colleges
  Policies need to maximize students' opportunities, not limit their choices
  Lisa Snell
  June 3, 2005
• School Choice a Hot Topic in State Legislatures Nationwide
  State battles over school choice yield mixed results
  Lisa Snell
  June 1, 2005
• Ohio House OKs Statewide Voucher Plan
  Program would provide vouchers to children in underperforming school districts
  Lisa Snell
  June 1, 2005
• School Choice Legislation Is All the Rage in 2005
  At least 17 states considering choice proposals
  Lisa Snell
  May 1, 2005
• No Way Out
  The No Child Left Behind Act provides only the illusion of school choice.
  Lisa Snell
  October 1, 2004
• School Choice Programs Tighten Accountability
  Overregulation could hurt growth
  Lisa Snell
  February 1, 2004
• Will Schwarzenegger Support School Choice?
  Arnold will likely follow Bush's model
  Lisa Snell
  August 19, 2003
• Resisting Meaningful School Choice
  Baltimore offers 194 transfer spots for 30,000 kids
  Lisa Snell
  July 11, 2002
• The Arizona Tax-Credit Program Paradox
  Successful example of a school-choice initiative
  Lisa Snell
  April 2, 2002
• Choice Shouldn't Just be for School Supplies
  Kids should be able to flee failing schools
  Lisa Snell
  August 17, 2001
• Value of Vouchers
  Competition leads to results
  Lisa Snell
  February 18, 2001
• Response to Bush Education Plan
  School Vouchers are Needed to Enforce Bush's Accountability Program
  Lisa Snell
  January 26, 2001

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