By Robert Mann | Originally Published at Something Like Truth. December 16, 2013 Gov. Bobby Jindal’s troubled private-school voucher program took another hit today. This time, it came in the form of highly critical report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, who cited numerous accountability deficiencies in the [...]
By Michael Deshotels | Originally Published at The Louisiana Educator. December 16, 2013 This report is based on data provided by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Image above: Former State Superintendent, Mike Ward speaks at news conference announcing lawsuit By Félix Pérez | Originally Published at Education Votes. December 13, 2013 A group of North Carolinians, including active and retired educators, a former state school superintendent, the president of the state’s largest educators’ [...]
Originally Published at Education Justice. December 13, 2013 On December 11, 2013, plaintiffs in Hart v. State of North Carolina asked the Superior Court there to declare the state's new voucher law unconstitutional. The Complaint, filed by parent-taxpayer plaintiffs, cites several provisions of the North Carolina Constitution [...]
By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press | Originally Published at The Olympian. December 13, 2013 A King County Superior Court judge has found that part of the state’s voter-approved charter school law violates the state constitution, but proponents said the ruling will not impede school plans. The first [...]
The question might be is there, was there, and will there be ethics in philanthropic education endeavors? Is the settlement better than the misdeed? Who, how, and why an individual or organization invests in education must be a consideration. But is it, or will it be when [...]
By John Higgins | Originally Published at The Seattle Times. December 12, 2013 Supporters and opponents of Washington’s new charter-school law both saw good news in a judge’s ruling today that found part of the charter law unconstitutional. Both sides agree King County Superior Court Judge Jean [...]
Photograph; Renee Wyman, a paid signature checker for the state elections office, counts signatures for the charter school Initiative 1240 in July 2012 in the State Elections Office in Olympia. (Anna Marum/Murrow News Service) By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press | Originally Published at The Columbian. December 12, [...]
By Valerie Strauss | Originally Published at The Washington Post. Updated: December 12 at 5:00 am Education reform policy around the country is increasingly being made in secret or without public input — and with a lot of private philanthropic money. A number of recent stories reveal [...]
