On the Catholic School renaissance…
Pope Francis visits Catholic schools in the U.S., putting a spotlight on the fact that Catholic schools are making a comeback. USA Today highlights the role of innovation. More from PBS NewsHour and The Hechinger Report. One reason this matters: Catholic schools have a long history of serving disadvantaged students well.
See our past writing on the Catholic school renaissance in Florida here and here. Coming Monday: A rural Catholic school makes a remarkable turnaround.
On the year of school choice…
It might be more apt to call this the year of educational choice. The fact remains: More states have created or expanded private school choice programs this year than ever before. Education savings accounts are a big part of the picture.
Meanwhile…
The Los Angeles Times reveals more details of a plan that could eventually enroll nearly half of all L.A. public-school students in charter schools. See more discussion here on NPR, more on the pushback against the idea here, and a case for skepticism here.
A New Hampshire district prepares for a fight over a local private school choice program.
Dual enrollment courses are at risk in Minnesota.
North Carolina lawmakers propose more funding for charter schools.
Virtual schools grow, in Florida and elsewhere. What’s known about their effectiveness?
ICYMI, this week on redefinED
School choice and sheer bad luck
How charter schools affect school districts
Debating multiple charter school authorizers
It’s time for educators to rethink collective bargaining
Tweet of the week
Quote of the day: Girl at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem to Pope looking at a computer screen: “You have to double click it!”
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) September 25, 2015
Quote of the week
I’m not going to embarrass myself or my family. The school won’t open if we can’t deliver.
– Christian Dickinson, leader of Grace Academy, a private Christian school looking to open a charter school.
Help us make sure we can deliver. Send tips, links, suggestions or criticism to tpillow[at]sufs[dot]org.
