West Overtakes East in Improbable 2015 Comeback
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) While East leads West 3 ESA programs to 2, West has pulled an improbable victory over East with much broader eligibility. To wit: The once lonely Arizona program has...
View ArticleIf the System Can’t Kill the Bunny with $312k per classroom, perhaps new...
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) So during the recent Nevada legislative session, Nevada State Education Association President Ruben Murillo Jr. sent the above letter to the members of the Senate...
View ArticleYo Mick! Call me an ambulance, I’m getting in the ring with Howard Fuller
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) The school choice tent stretches broadly over a wide stretch of the philosophical turf, hanging over rich intellectual traditions on both the right and left. Any...
View ArticleYo Adrienne! Context is crucial on early NVESA applications
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) Early applications for the Nevada ESA program show that a majority of applicants thus far come from well to do areas, and 21% of applicants thus far qualify for the...
View ArticleNevada Judge Issues Injunction Against ESA Program
[Guest Post by Jason Bedrick] Terrible news today for families that had been hoping to start using education savings accounts to customize their children’s education: CARSON CITY — A state judge Monday...
View ArticleLadner vs. Smith on NVESA in Education Next
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) Nelson Smith and I square off in Education Next on the Nevada ESA program. Podcast debate coming later in the week. I’ll have more to say later, but for now let me ask,...
View ArticleWinning the Blaine Game in Nevada
(Guest Post by Jason Bedrick) As Matt noted earlier, a Nevada judge upheld the state’s ESA program yesterday. Here’s what the Institute for Justice had to say: “Today’s decision is a powerful rebuke...
View ArticleWill NV Lawmakers Save the ESA?
(Guest Post by Jason Bedrick) In the wake of last week’s state supreme court decision, Nevada’s ESA is mostly dead. But as Tim Keller of the Institute for Justice noted–channeling Miracle Max–being...
View ArticleNevada Tries to Wish Away the Strain
(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner) The Nevada legislative session appears headed to a disappointing end on the school choice front. Governor Sandoval backed away from his threat to veto the budget without...
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