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Polikoff pins his hopes on high-quality curricula selected by the states
Federal Policy
How a Turbocharged Child Tax Credit Could Electrify School Choice
States could offer to match the money if parents spend it on education
News
“When Choice Really Works, It Lifts Up Everyone”
State Rep. Robert Behning on Indiana’s voucher program
Book Reviews
A Robust and Timely Discussion of a New Kind of Homeschooling
Hybrid approach combines at-home learning with school attendance
Research
Proving the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Stricter middle schools raise the risk of adult arrests
Technology
The Covid-19 Pandemic Is a Lousy Natural Experiment for Studying the Effects of Online Learning
Focus, instead, on measuring the overall effects of the pandemic itself
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