We hope you’ve had a happy Fourth of July weekend.
Last year, we wrote about how school choice is no longer an experiment. This week, we saw more signs private school choice is maturing, in Florida and elsewhere.
A new fund launched with the goal of growing high-quality private schools that serve families of limited means, and Florida’s three private school choice programs grew past 100,000 students enrolled.
People are asking the next big questions about the future of these programs, like how they can help educators start better schools and how to make the next generation of options work.
And yet, private school choice programs to continue to fight in the courts for survival, and more legal battles may be on the horizon.
Remembering Marva Collins: Chicago Tribune. Wall Street Journal. Flypaper. redefinED.
More on the Douglas County, Colo. voucher lawsuit: Chalkbeat. Denver Post. Washington Post. Cato Institute. (See also this Denver Post guest column criticizing the Blaine Amendment, a constitutional provision at the core of the case).
Quote of the Week
“We don’t fear the idea that a student could benefit at another school.”
Don’t be afraid. Send tips, links, suggestions, quotes or criticism to tpillow[at]sufs[dot]org.
