Choice. It’s a sacred word in our society. We demand the right to choose for ourselves and education is no different. We demand the right to choose our own education, as well as that of our children. In business, choice…
Charter schools continue to expand both nationally and here in Tennessee. Detractors claim they are fools gold, while proponents tout their effectiveness. Who’s right? Check out this piece detailing the impact charter schools are making here in Tennessee.
Even if a voucher bill is enacted, most students wouldn’t be able to take advantage of them anyways.
Vouchers are coming up this week in the state legislature. But there are many better ways to expand school improvement and school choice.
HB 190, governor Haslam’s voucher bill, passed its Finance, Ways and Means subcommittee hearing by a vote of 7-6 in the last hour. I didn’t get a chance to watch it but apparently there was a lot of drama as…
If you, like me believe that adopting a school voucher program in Tennessee would represent a poor use of public tax dollars, then I urge you to contact the members of the Tennessee House Finance Subcommittee before this Wednesday when…
President Obama is a strong supporter of education reforms such as common core, VAM, and charter schools. But even he draws the line when it comes to school vouchers. Check out his thoughts on these programs in this interview with…
The battle for vouchers begins. On January 23rd, Sen. Kelsey filed his bill to provide vouchers to 5,000 students (link via PostPolitics). The bill would do the following: provide “opportunity scholarships” to 5,000 low-income students in the bottom 10 percent…
I work in a charter school, and unlike a teacher in a traditional district school, the students I see every day are not sent to our school based on their street address. Some live down the street and some…
Commercial Appeal: Editorial by J.R. Hyde and Greg Morton giving their take on why they believe the reforms on how we pay teachers in Tennessee are a positive step forward : The new system also builds on Tennessee’s earlier efforts…
