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As state lawmakers take the correct course toward lifting the cap on charter schools, some Democrats are trying to block the move by raising the boogeyman of “profits.” Their proposal to ban for-profit charters should be taken for what it is — a backdoor tactic to limit charters and preserve the teacher union’s monopoly on […] Read more »

Detroit News December 1, 2011 Democrat senators are using the for-profit scare tactic to try to limit school choice in Michigan The Detroit News As state lawmakers take the correct course toward lifting the cap on charter schools, some Democrats are trying to block the move by raising the boogeyman of “profits.” Their proposal to […] Read more »

After months of deliberating on how best to improve educational opportunities for Pennsylvania the Senate passed the SB 1, and the bill awaits a hearing in the House Education Committee. Voice your support for ed reform now! The proposal builds on work begun earlier this year in the legislature and represents unprecedented unity among the […] Read more »

Are great schools made ON PURPOSE? Samuel Casey Carter seems to think so in his new book, On Purpose: How Great School Cultures Form Strong Character. On Purpose introduces readers to the teachers and school leaders who will stop at nothing to see the lives of their children changed for the better,and the children whose […] Read more »

As students all over the country head back to school this year, what is their likelihood of succeeding? A quick look at four recent indicators of school success - and attitudes surrounding it - are cause for concern. Read more »