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The Education Exchange: Public-School Parents Turn to Catholic Schools
"The whole thing is an argument for school choice because if we did not exist as an alternative system, those parents would have been in a really, really tough spot," a superintendent says.
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The Education Exchange: Why Haven’t the Schools in Massachusetts Opened?
A new public opinion poll points to teachers union influence.
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The Education Exchange: Why “Black Lives Matter” Matters
Obligations to African-Americans are special, but reparations are not an appropriate response
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The Education Exchange: Are Lack of Funding and Covid Spread Forcing Schools to Close?
Nationwide data on fiscal resources, union influence, and politics on school closures
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The Education Exchange: Low-Cost Private Schools Serving the Global Poor
"They pay fees, they expect more," explains "Really Good Schools" author James Tooley
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The Education Exchange: Yes, It Is Safe to Reopen Schools
"These are huge costs that we've asked moms and kids to bear for very little public health benefit from having schools closed...the average student could lose between $61,000 to $88,000 of lifetime earnings."
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The Education Exchange: The Entire Oakley, California, School Board Resigned
On a hot mic, parents were said to want “their babysitters back”
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The Education Exchange: Wisconsin’s Act 10, Ten Years On
Governor Scott Walker's reform of pensions, collective-bargaining for public employees saved $14 billion. Dire consequences predicted by unions failed to materialize.
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The Education Exchange: Charters Are 43% More Productive Than Traditional Public Schools, a Study Finds
Seven-city comparison finds some schools doing more with less
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The Education Exchange: NEA President Says Teacher Vaccine Priority Does Not Mean They Should Go Before the Elderly
"Prioritize educators" for shots, but not ahead of 85-year-olds
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