Articles: School Choice

D.C. Vouchers: Should They Stay or Should They Go?

The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program has become a ghost town since the Obama administration began phasing out the controversial voucher program. It has seen signs of a revival, however.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, May 2011

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vouchers

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Memphis City Schools Will Merge After a Landmark Vote

News Update

Memphis (Tenn.) City Schools will forfeit its charter after a landmark vote in the city on March 8 mandated the district allow Shelby County—its neighboring suburban district—to regain control of its school system.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Apr 2011

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graduation rate

high-risk

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School Choice Case Heads to the Supreme Court

News Update

On Nov. 3, the Supreme Court heard arguments for a school choice case challenging the precedent set for the Establishment Clause—the separation of church and state.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Nov 2010

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NSBA

vouchers

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Arrests and Federal Reviews Bring Attention to Wake County

News Update

Many fear resegregation will occur in the Wake County (N.C.) Public School System after it changed busing policy.

KeriLee Horan

District Administration, Sep 2010

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at-risk

student achievement

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Voucher Programs Losing Steam in School Choice Debate

Inside The Law

Tuition voucher program support has been withering under the Obama administration as it phases out the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Marion Herbert

District Administration, Sep 2010

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graduation rate

vouchers

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Film Exposes Rights Denied to Children

News Update

Documentary film, A Right Denied: The Critical Need for Genuine School Reform, examines the need for children of all economic backgrounds in the United States have the same education.

Angela Pascopella

District Administration, Jun 2010

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achievement gap

assessments