School choice remains a top education priority for the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly. While much of the focus this legislative session has been on ... Keep Reading
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Civitas Review Fall 2013
The Fall 2013 Civitas Review examines the landmark legislation of 2013 and it means for North Carolina. ... Keep Reading
School choice: more good news
This has been a good week for school choice advocates. In a Thursday column in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard researchers, Matthew Chingos and Paul Peterson released the ... Keep Reading
N&O case against education tax credits ignores logic and evidence
This morning’s News & Observer editorial page a pours cold water on incoming House majority leader, Paul Stam’s longstanding proposal to give tuition tax credits to parents who ... Keep Reading
American views on public education
Education Next has released its annual survey on American education. The poll of 2,800 respondents included a nationally representative sample of adults. It also included samples ... Keep Reading
Competition in public education?
Race to the Top taught us that competition and incentives drive reform . . .So even as we continue funding important formula programs like Title I and IDEA, we are adding money to ... Keep Reading
Want to improve graduation rates? Look to Milwaukee.
A new report says that children in the Milwaukee school choice voucher program were 18 percent more likely to graduate than students in the Milwaukee Public Schools (See: news ... Keep Reading
Poll Odds and Ends
The full poll results for December will be released on the website tomorrow, but if you've missed any of the results so far, the press releases are up on our website here. A ... Keep Reading