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Taking School Choice for Granted
“I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential,” said Barack Obama on the campaign trail. That’s why he — and large numbers of Members of Congress — send their own kids to private school. But what about poor children in DC and Virginia? Don’t they deserve equal opportunity? Continue reading
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Roanoke Schools Embrace Privatization to Cut Costs, Focus on Education
Budget constraints run downhill and its not just states and localities feeling the pinch. School districts have to adapt to leaner times as well and just last week the Roanoke city school board provided an example worth following. Continue reading
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Dollars per Scholar
On the 2008 data, tiny Poquoson continues to deliver more educational bang for the buck than any other Virginia locality. Continue reading
Budget Cuts and Financial Crisis
Unless public schools fill the knowledge gap between perception and reality, they will face an untenable position very soon. We need to face up to reality and fund our schools at the levels they deserve. Continue reading
Retooling Virginia’s Workforce by Re-imagining its Higher Education System
In an effort to increase the competitiveness and the marketable job skills of its workforce, Virginia should consider taking better advantage of the technical focus of its community colleges and use them to encourage better career planning. Continue reading