Huge news for homeschooling in Oklahoma: Enrollment in the Luther Academic Barn (LAB), a homeschool cooperative located in central Oklahoma, has jumped by more than 50 percent in its first year of operation, reflecting a…
Topic: education
Los Angeles Unified School District Looking at Making School Choice Easier
Great news for the much-beleaguered LA Unified School District, their students and parents: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Michelle King says the district has been working to make it easier for parents to…
Amid Teacher Shortage, Utah has Relaxed Rules on Teacher Certification
Big news for Utah education: Utah’s State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a new alternative pathway for public school teachers to obtain a teaching license, eliminating a policy requiring candidates to take college-level…
Why did Refugees Sue Pennsylvania School District over School Placement?
An interesting piece by our friend Cheryl Chumley on refugees suing a Pennsylvania school district: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a school district in central Pennsylvania on behalf of six refugees who…
California School District Tells Parents that Homeschooling is Illegal
From School Reform News: School authorities in California sent a letter to homeschool parents telling them homeschooling is illegal, which is not true. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) reports all of its members in…
Poll: Public Support for Common Core has Fallen by 40%
From the School Reform News, published by the Heartland Institute: The survey, titled “Ten-Year Trends in Public Opinion from the EdNext Poll,” conducted by Education Next, a journal published by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program…
School Choice Extension Bill Blocked by California Democratic Assemblywoman
California lawmakers are looking at whether to extend the school choice program an additional five years, but one lawmaker is taking a stand against it: California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) has halted extension of…
The College Board’s SAT Money Hustle
A recent report alleged that the College Board, the architects of the college entrance exams known today as the SAT, is becoming a profit-driven (yet taxpayer-funded) machine, instead of a business focused on the greater…
New York Educators Lowered the Standards to Pass Common Core Tests
From the New York Post: The state this year lowered the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated. In…
A Guide to Fight for School Choice
The Institute for Justice (IJ) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) issued a jointly-published guide on how lawmakers and activists can push for more school choice in their home states. In their second edition…