Research & Analysis
Explore the data-driven side of education choice. Our research, polling, and demographics section offers valuable insights backed by facts and figures.
A roadmap for the future of education in Florida
Two decades ago, Florida planted the seeds of ambitious education reform that have proved fruitful. The Sunshine State has seen significant improvements in academic achievement and graduation rates – Education Week recently ranked the state fourth in the nation in K-12 achievement for the second year in a row —... READ MOREShould homeschool parents support school vouchers?
While recent national data suggest homeschooling growth may be slowing, a report issued this week by the Cato Institute concludes that the homeschooling population is increasing many times faster than...
READ MOREFlorida public schools? No. 4 in K-12 achievement? Why, yes.
Call it Florida’s best-kept secret: In an era defined by the mainstreaming of school choice, Florida public schools now routinely rank among the nation’s best in academics. Don’t believe it?...
READ MOREDon’t know much about charter schools
Editor’s note: Continuing our review of the latest Education Next annual survey, redefinED looks today at the public’s knowledge level – or lack thereof – of charter schools. Based on...
READ MORE2019 EdNext poll: vouchers, tax credits and charter schools
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, redefinED reported on one aspect of Education Next’s latest survey of public opinion – the extent to which the public underestimates the amount of money spent...
READ MOREDon’t know much about school spending
Don’t know much about history Don’t know much biology Don’t know much about science books Don’t know much about the French I took “Don’t Know Much” by Barry Mann, Cynthia...
READ MOREDo we really want K-12 education to go back to ‘the good old days’?
We humans seem wired to romanticize the past, which at times can be a fuzzy pastime, and at others, an unhealthy delusion. The phenomenon crops up frequently in our K-12...
READ MOREBellwether Education report: toward equitable access and affordability
Bellwether Education researchers recently released an interesting slide deck that shows how private schools and microschools seek to serve middle- and low-income students. Slide 10 is especially interesting, illustrating trends...
READ MOREEducation savings accounts: a vehicle for parental choice
Executive editor’s note: This is the first in a short series of articles documenting the origins of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. AZESA was the first education savings account (ESA)...
READ MOREUrban Institute study: charter school impact on school segregation
While charter school opponents claim that charter schools are increasing racial segregation, a new national study from the Urban Institute finds a modest overall charter impact on student segregation. Some...
READ MOREK-12 education continues to evolve as new school year begins
Florida students are heading back to school for the 2019-20 academic year and into a school system that remains stable, but which has been evolving. This school district enrollment chart...
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