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Montana Ranks Last for School Choice

Montana gets an "F" on a certain report card, and it's not the kids, it's the parents access to choice.

CO ranks high in education report card for parents

When it comes to giving parents fundamental power over their child's education, Colorado ranks 12th in the nation, according to the fifth edition of Parent Power Index.

Vermont among lowest-scoring states in parent input on schools

Vermont recently ranked 45th out of the 51 states and Washington D.C. in a report designed to rank states based on how much power parents have over their childrens' education.

Indiana is rated No. 1 for school choice

If you think school choice is important, be glad you’re a Hoosier. The Center for Education Reform now ranks Indiana No. 1 on the Parent Power Index, which means parents here have a better chance to choose just the right schools for their children than anywhere else in the nation.

Mississippi ranks 20th in new education report

Mississippi ranks 20th on a new study looking at the amount of power parents are allowed to have by states when it comes to their children's education.

Education reform group ranks SD near bottom

A new education report card released by a Washington, D.C.-based group that promotes charter schools has South Dakota ranking second to last in the nation.

Indiana school voucher program grows

Indiana’s school voucher program is expanding, with close to 30,000 student applications for Choice Scholarships this year.

Pennsylvania Town May Make All Schools For-Profit

York, Penn., desperate to turn around major holes in its budget and major shortfalls in academic achievement, is considering the drastic step of turning every school in the city into a charter school run by one of two for-profit companies.

Basket-weaving: A required course

We’ve all heard the jokes about students taking courses in “basket-weaving.” It’s not so funny when your kid’s school actually forces him to take one.

New Orleans charter school union talks proceed, but no copycats yet

Negotiations are going well in New Orleans' first collectively bargained teacher contract since Hurricane Katrina, at Benjamin Franklin High School, participants say.