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Education Exchange - Volume 2, Issue 10

Published on Friday, May 16, 2008
EDUCATION EXCHANGE

                                                        Education Exchange - Volume 2, Issue 10

Co-sponsored by State Policy Network and the Alliance for School Choice, the Education Exchange is a quick-read update on events in education - in the states and nationally. Below are the latest education resources and news. If you would like the Exchange to feature your organization's work, please submit links to your recent studies to Liz at schoolchoicelady@cox.net.

TOP STORY: Georgia's Governor Approves $50M School Choice Program

Yesterday, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law a $50 million Corporate and Individual Scholarship Tax Credit program. The program, if fully subscribed, could help up to 10,000 students attend the schools of their choice. The new law allows corporations and individuals to receive a 100 percent tax credit for donations to scholarship-granting organizations. To read more about the program, click here.

NEW RESOURCES/EVENTS

 

Georgia Enacts School Choice for All Students (Friedman Foundation)

Friedman Foundation press release on the passage of the choice program.

 

Arizona Appeals Court Overturns Ruling for School Choice (IJ)

IJ will appeal the ruling against scholarships for special needs students and foster children.

 

Shame in Court (Alliance for School Choice)

Alliance reacts to the Arizona court decision, calls for parents to act.

 

Excellence in Action: National Summit on Education Reform (James Madison Institute)

JMI & the Foundation for Excellence in Education will sponsor a June summit.

 

New Report Demonstrates Louisiana's Rich History of Educational Choice (IJ)

A new Institute for Justice report on school choice in Louisiana.

 

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Signs Landmark Education Reform Bill (Center for Education Reform)

A release from CER on the new charter school law in Georgia.

 

Laws Should Recognize Value of Inner-City Private Schools (Goldwater Institute)

Matt Ladner's update on the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools.

 

Few States Have World Class Standards (Hoover Institution)

Paul E. Peterson and Frederick M. Hess report on state NCLB standards.

 

Celebrating Growth in Educational Choice (The Foundry: Heritage Foundation Blog)

An update on National Charter Schools Week.

 

Quality & Quantity: Nevada's Educational Challenges (Nevada Policy Research Institute)

A new NPRI study on the quality of education in Nevada.

 

Education Reforms Break Through Despite Tight Budget Year (Foundation for Florida's Future)

Release on positive legislative progress on education reform in Florida.

 

2,600 Attend Largest Birthday Bash at State Capitol (REACH Foundation)

REACH announces the largest celebration of the EITC tax credit program.

 

School Choice Dead? (Jay P. Greene's Blog)

Matt Ladner's controversial post started an interested string of responses.

 

RECENT NEWS

 

Jeb Bush: Vouchers boost achievement (St. Petersburg Times)

 

Choices for D.C. Parents (Washington Post)

 

Stay the course on school reform (Philly Inquirer)

 

School choice helps disabled Ariz. students (East Valley Tribune)

 

School choice keeps its cap (Flint Journal)

 

The Center for Education Reform Provides Insight... (Fox Business)

 

Private-School Students Deserve Chance on Public-School Fields (Tampa Tribune)

 

Letter: Orleans school choice bills lauded (The Advocate)

 

Committee approves scholarship program for poor kids (Asbury Park Press)

 

Perdue signs legislation expanding support for choice within public schools (Daily Citizen)

 

School Choice for All (The Bulletin)

 

Summits to look at schools and choice (Kane County Chronicle)

 

House to debate school tuition program (Times-Picayune)

 

Offering school choice worthy of consideration (Morning Sentinel)

 

Parents get school choice openings list (Muskegon Chronicle)

 

Correction: In the April 30^th issue, Bringing Teacher Pay into the 21st Century (Texas Public Policy Foundation) was attributed to Marie Gryphon. The paper was authored by Brooke Terry & staff of Texas Public Policy Foundation. We apologize for the error.

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