by Collin Hitt In the wake of a recent study showing strong results for a Washington D.C. voucher program, the Trib is again urging Illinois lawmakers to support a school voucher bill that would provide students in Chicago’s worst and most overcrowded elementary schools with the choice of attending a city private school instead: No, we haven’t...
Charter school lotteries are appearing in more movies lately. The scenes are made for the medium, parents hoping that blind luck will give them a chance at a better school. Movies such as The Lottery, Waiting for Superman, and The Cartel will be spreading to screens across Illinois. So, coincidentally, are charter school lotteries themselves....
by Collin Hitt Using a school voucher in D.C. significantly boosted students’ chances of graduating high school, according to an official evaluation released today by the federal Department of Education. Students who used vouchers, versus those who were eligible but did not receive or use vouchers, had a 21 percent greater chance of graduating high...
Commentary: if there was no teacher tenure, then there'd be no argument for teacher tenure.
Yet another innovative use for online learning in Illinois.
It's expensive preventing trumped up mass layoffs.
New research: the GED has no resume value, but its misnomer as an "equivalent" credential might induce teenagers to needlessly leave high school.
A new paper at the American Enterprise Institute finds that high employment benefits appear to deflate interest in higher education.
Madeleine Sackler's "The Lottery" was shown as a one day event last night around the country. The film follows four Harlem families trying to win a lottery in order to gain admission to Harlem Success Academy, a high-achieving charter school in New York.
The Chicago Teachers Union sues to stop teacher layoffs, citing fire safety.
Chicago's public schools have a shorter school day than schools in New York, Los Angeles and practically every district in Illinois.
Throughout Illinois, a unique kind of public school is emerging: charter schools. Begun by non-profit groups, teams of teachers, or even universities, these new schools are trying innovative approaches to public education. Most importantly, they are creating additional choices for families, often in communities where public education has failed to meet the needs of parents...
John Tillman is featured in the Chicago Tribune. He discusses school choice.
In Illinois, GOP legislators side with teachers unions.