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Opinion
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WSJ: School Isn’t Closed for Lack of Money
By Corey DeAngelis and Christos Makridis: The new Covid-19 relief plan, passed by the Senate over the weekend, includes $123 billion for K-12 public schools, supposedly to help them reopen. That’s almost…
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The Weirton Daily Times: West Virginia Should Fund Students, Not Institutions
By Corey DeAngelis and Neal McCluskey: West Virginia policymakers have a golden opportunity to finally put the educational needs of the state’s students front-and-center. House Bill 2013 – which just passed out…
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Washington Examiner: Pessimistic predictions outweigh facts of reopening schools
By Matthew Nielsen: In a knee-jerk reaction to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s call to reopen schools in his State of the State address, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman tweeted about “the worsening spread…
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New York Post: Team Biden’s backward hostility to charter schools
By Patrick Wolf and Corey DeAngelis: Joe Biden is expected to name Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary Wednesday. Given rumors about the president-elect tapping union officials for the job, this…
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WSJ Op-Ed Citation
The Wall Street Journal editorial board covered a peer-reviewed study by Corey DeAngelis and Angela Dills, finding that school choice improves students’ mental health. Corey DeAngelis and Angela Dills
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Individual Files 243 Complaints Against Charter Schools in Arizona
Since July 13, 2018, one individual has filed 243 complaints against charter schools throughout the state of Arizona. Every third day, on average, retired middle school principal Jim Hall filed a complaint…
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New York Post: It’s union power, not safety issues, that’s determining which US schools reopen this fall
By Corey DeAngelis and Christos Makridis: It’s back-to-school season, but millions of students won’t be going back to the classroom. Teachers are fighting tooth and nail to prevent reopening public schools for…
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New York Post: The Supreme Court delivers a huge win for kids — and against bigotry
By Corey DeAngelis: Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana was a huge win for American families and supporters of school choice. The decision paves the way for granting students the freedom to…
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No, we haven’t ‘defunded education for years’
They say that if you repeat a lie often enough, it will become the truth. Several viral social media posts claim legislators have been draining education funding for years. A tweet from…
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New York Post: Elites go to war on homeschooling — just when everyone’s doing it
By Corey DeAngelis: We’re all homeschoolers now. Schools have closed for more than 55 million students nationwide, and at least 34 states have shuttered schools for the rest of the academic year.…