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Pennsylvania Details New Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have created a new tax credit scholarship program that will enable low and middle income to escape from academically failing public schools. Students in the bottom 15% of schools will be eligible for the new program, while
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New Hampshire, Virginia Join States Offering School Choice
Manchester :: NH :: USA | 11 months ago
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The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice reports that New Hampshire and Virginia have become the latest states to offer private school choice . Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed the act into law and the New Hampshire legislature overrode
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How GERM is infecting schools around the world
Helsinki :: Finland | 11 months ago
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This was written by Pasi Sahlberg, author of Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland? and director general of Finland's Center for International Mobility and Cooperation. He has served the Finnish government in
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Indiana School Choice Program Uptake Increasing
Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 months ago
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The Indiana state voucher program is in its second year and appears to be gaining momentum . This time last year 3,900 students had signed up to use taxpayer money to attend private schools; this year the figure has already exceeded 5,000. The
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Judge delays ruling against Ark. school choice law
Little Rock :: AR :: USA | 11 months ago
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Ark. (AP) A federal judge said Friday that he won't enforce a ruling that tossed out Arkansas' 1989 school choice law while appeals are pending...District Judge Robert Dawson to delay entering a final order barring transfers between districts. Dawson
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NH and PA School Choice Efforts Hit Snags
Manchester :: NH :: USA | 11 months ago
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The latest effort to have school choice legislation passed in New Hampshire has failed after Governor John Lynch vetoed the bill after it was passed by legislators. The law, called School Choice Scholarship Act, brings to a halt a two-year effort by
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First of three meetings on using school vouchers scheduled today
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 11 months ago
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The first of three information meetings in Evansville about the state's private school voucher program will be at 7 p.m. today at Evansville Christian School, 4400 Lincoln Ave...In the 2011-12 school year, 113 students in Vanderburgh County
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Tax Credit Strategy Fuels Private School Choice Push
Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 months ago
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To supporters of those programs, the rationale for creating them is financial and legal, as well as educational. Unlike traditional voucher programs, which award taxpayer money directly to students to attend private schools, tax-credit programs give
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Judge rules against Arkansas school choice law
Little Rock :: AR :: USA | 11 months ago
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Ark. A federal judge on Friday struck down an Arkansas school choice law, saying race couldn't be the only factor considered in deciding whether students could transfer between districts...District Judge Robert Dawson said the provision of the law
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Hispanic Voters Value Education More Than Immigration
Washington :: DC :: USA | 12 months ago
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A recent poll conducted by Democratic polling firm Beck Research found that education was a more important issue for Hispanics across the US than immigration. The poll found strong support across the the Hispanic community for greater choice and
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