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Education Exchange - Volume 2, Issue 13

Published on Monday, June 30, 2008
EDUCATION EXCHANGE

Education Exchange - Volume 2, Issue 13

Co-sponsored by State Policy Network and the Alliance for School Choice, the Education Exchange is a quick-read update on recent 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: Cato's new fiscal impact analysis tool for ed tax credits

Tomorrow, the Cato Institute will release a new paper and fiscal impact analysis tool for education tax credit programs. The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program, by Andrew Coulson, analyzes Cato's Public Education Tax Credit model legislation and offers a "Fiscal Impact Calculator" to calculate the impact of the program on additional states not featured in the paper. You can access the calculator at the study link above.

NEW RESOURCES/EVENTS

Arizona Supreme Court Continues Scholarships, Legislature Cuts Funds (IJ)
An update on AZ vouchers for special needs students and foster children.

New Hope for New Orleans Kids: Jindal Signs Landmark Education Reform Bill (Alliance for School Choice)
An Alliance release on the new school choice program in Louisiana.

Del. Norton's $18 Million Mistake (Heritage Foundation)
Heritage's latest Education Notebook entry on the D.C. scholarship program.

School Choice: What Would Bartlet Do? (Cato Institute)
Cato@Liberty revisits the West Wing's "coverage" of D.C. vouchers.

Disadvantaged Florida Students Beat Arizona Average (Goldwater Institute)
A new Goldwater Daily commentary comparing Florida and Arizona NAEP scores.

June Education News Archive (Evergreen Freedom Foundation)
Includes commentaries on the Washington Teachers Union and teacher salaries.

Show Me: The Grades (Show-Me Institute)
A new tool for comparing school performance between Missouri public schools.

A Roaring Success (James Madison Institute)
Lead story on JMI's website - news of the recent FL education conference.

RECENT NEWS

Parents should prevail in school choice case (Sierra Vista Herald)

La. Voucher Program Borrows From Plans Around the Country (Education Week)

Letter: Choice might spur more reform (The Advocate)

Jeb Bush campaigns for education, not office (St. Petersburg Times)

School Choice is Change You Can Believe In (Wall Street Journal)

Choice for the Children (National Review Online)

Many states watch - and like - Florida's education policy (St. Petersburg Times)

Obama Opposes McCain School Voucher Plan (Chicago Daily Observer)

A Choice for D.C. Children (Washington Post)

Carson Smith program is expanding (Deseret News)

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