School choice offers families the opportunity to select schools that meet their child's needs. Watch the video from Heritage Foundation explaining school choice, how it benefits parents and children and why school choice is needed.
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Students, get a full week of this at a summer seminar: lrnlbty.co Are you skeptical of school choice programs? Do words like private schools, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits make you uneasy? If so, Prof. Angela Dills argues that there are four things that you should know about school choice before dismissing it as a viable improvement to our education system: 1. School choice doesn't require parents to bear the full cost of educating their child. 2. School choice lowers the cost of schooling. 3. School choice raises the quality of schooling. 4. Low income and minority students are more likely to benefit from school choice programs. Dills argues that the American education system is failing our children. We have thrown money at the problem for years with little or no effect. School choice, when it has been tried, has lowered the cost of schooling while maintaining, or even improving, the quality of education. Watch more videos: lrnlbty.co
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"We take for granted in our lives, choice, in every othere area, whether it's Pop Tarts or cereal or cell phones. But really education is the most important thing," said Reason's Director of Education Lisa Snell, "Especially as a parent, you want your kids to have a solid education." Snell makes the case that school choice is now at a tipping point. In the United States, more charter schools are cropping up, while tax dollars and voucher systems are now allowing the money to follow the child. Snell says that there is evidence supporting that these new educational options are effective, and less costly, in improving the quality of K-12 education. "Kids in America have more choices today than they've ever had before," said Snell, "Every empirical study shows a positiive effect, and no study has found a negative effect." National School Choice Week is Jan. 22-28, and has hundreds of events scheduled promoting these ideas. About 7 minutes. Produced by Sharif Matar and interviewed by Tracy Oppenheimer. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube Channel to receive automatic updates when new material goes live.
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"I think we ought to give our children the best we possibly can and I think we're moving in that direction," says renowned political operative James Carville. "Yes, I'm very excited about it." Reason caught up with the Louisiana native at the New Orleans kickoff event for National School Choice Week (NSCW), which runs from January 22-28 and features hundreds of events around the country designed to increase support for allowing parents to pick what schools their children attend. The Big Easy was the ideal location for the event as all children attend schools of choice in New Orleans, a radical - and so far incredibly sucessful - response to decades of failed approaches and the devasation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Carville emceed an event that also featured performers such as The Temptations, Trombone Shorty, and Ellis Marsalis along with speakers such as MSNBC's Michelle Bernard, former Arizona education head Lisa Graham Keegan, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. "National School Choice Week gives us an unprecedented opportunity to shine an effective spotlight on the need for enhanced educational options for parents," said Andrew Campanella of NSCW. For more on NSCW, go to schoolchoice.org Reason on education reason.com About 5 minutes. Produced by Sharif Matar and Tracy Oppenheimer. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason's YouTube Channel to get automatic notifications when new material goes live. Follow Reason on Twitter at http
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Politicians claim to want better schools, but do they actually vote for them? www.LibertyPen.com
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At FreedomFest 2011, Reason's Matt Welch spoke with Fox News' Juan Williams about his passion for school choice reform, which Williams describes as the "civil rights issue of our time." Williams is the author of the new book Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate, which recounts in part his controversial firing from National Public Radio. He's also the author of the critically acclaimed 1988 history of the civil rights movement, Eyes on the Prize. Williams says he first came to the issue of education reform in the 1990s, when he was astonished by the level of dropout rates in inner-city schools, which disproportionately affects low-income and minority students. He credits George W. Bush for coining the phrase "the soft bigotry of low expectations" to describe the educational status quo and remains surprised by the lack of widespread outrage from parents whose children are stuck in such failing schools. Still, he believes that the forces of school choice are making huge headway in breaking up a public school monopoly that fails to serve students and parents. Shot by Jim Epstein and edited by Anthony L. Fisher. About 5 minutes long. Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year. Reason.tv spoke with over two dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks. Go to Reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to receive notifications when <b>...</b>
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"A Tale of Two Missions" -- a film by Juan Williams and Kyle Olson -- tells the story of competing cultures in American education through examples from Chicago. While the fight for school choice rages across the nation, perhaps no better example exists than that of the Windy City. Traditional alliances are breaking down. Both political parties are pushing for education reform and expanded school choice. The status quo is under attack, because most reasonable people understand that thousands of Chicago students are trapped in failing schools. But the education establishment, led by the radical Chicago Teachers Union, is not willing to give an inch to allow better choices for underserved students. And the union still has enough money, influence and legal standing to make reform efforts difficult to implement. The film features the Noble Street College Prep charter school and the amazing results its teachers and leaders are delivering for students and parents of Chicago. It also exposes the entrenched educational establishment bent on stifling school choice options and preserving its monopoly on state education dollars. Being released during National School Choice Week, the film runs approximately 35 minutes and is geared towards generating discussion about the role of our schools and what obstacles can be overcome when school culture is focused on student success rather than adult demands.
Professor Friedman spells out his recipe for fixing America's broken educational system. www.LibertyPen.com
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This week's Pennsylvania Newsmakers marks National School Choice Week with a spirited discussion of school choice legislation with Joe Bard, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association for Rural and Small Schools, and Otto Banks, Executive Director of the REACH Foundation. Then, joining host Terry Madonna is Gene Barr, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry, for his take on business tax changes.
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"School choice is winning in America, folks," says Reason Foundation's Director of Education Lisa Snell. At Reason Foundation's annual Reason Weekend, Snell discussed the great progress that's been made in the school choice movement, with charter schools and voucher programs already making incredible improvements in the quality of American education. Clare Mullin, project manager for the Gleason Family Foundation, was also on the panel and talked about the spike in public interest in school choice and the great success of National School Choice Week. About 24 minutes. Shot by Alex Manning and Paul Detrick; edited by Zach Weissmueller. Visit Reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to get automatic notifications when new material goes live.
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"School choice is winning, in America, folks," argues Reason Foundation education analyst Lisa Snell, who tallies up all the ways that voucher programs, charter schools, and more are making incredible improvements in the quality of American education. "We're broke," explains her Reason colleague, Harris Kenny, who says that privatizing and contracting-out many jobs done by public-sector employees will not only save money but increase service levels for taxpayers. Snell and Kenny spoke as part of "Reason Day" at FreedomFest. Reason magazine editor and Declaration of Independents co-author Matt Welch moderates the discussion. Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2000 libertarians and advocates of limited government. Reason.tv spoke with over two dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks. For an ever-growing playlist, go here now. About 1 Hour and 40 minutes. Shot by Alex Manning and Zach Weissmueller and edited by Sharif Matar. Scroll down for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to get automatic notifications when new material goes live.
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Join thousands of Americans from all backgrounds on January 22-28, 2012 for National School Choice Week. Go to www.schoolchoiceweek.com to find out how you can participate.
At FreedomFest in July, Reason's Matt Welch talked with journalist and school choice advocate Michelle Bernard. Bernard explains how she got into the school choice movement as well as where she sees the movement in five years. Shot by Zach Weissmueller and Jim Epstein. Edited by Paul Detrick. About 5:30 minutes. Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year. Reason.tv spoke with over two dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks. Go to www.reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube Channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.
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Update: In a major legal victory for school choice, the US Supreme Court dismissed a frivolous legal challenge to Arizona's innovate private school scholarship tax credit program. (April 4, 2011) www.ij.org On November 3, 2010, the US Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in the case Garriot v. Winn. Arizona, like many states, offers tax credits to individuals and businesses for donations to fund scholarships for students to attend private schools. The goal of these programs is to give as many students as possible the resources they need to get a good education. The Dennard family has benefited from this program. Hear their story. www.ij.org
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As chancellor of New York City's Department of Education from 2002-2010, Joel Klein oversaw dramatic changes to the largest school system in the country. He worked hard to increase choice and accountability by increasing the autonomy and accountability of principals and championing charter schools. He also fought (with mixed success) to make it easier to hire and fire teachers and to eliminate onerous work rules.Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie sat down with Klein at the National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, DC, to talk about school choice and the obstacles to reform. This interview is part of National School Choice Week, an initiative to raise awareness of how competition and choice can transform public education. Approximately 3.35 minutes. Filmed by Jim Epstein and Meredith Bragg, and edited by Joshua Swain. Go to Reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube Channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live.
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Teachers unions? Complacent parents? Bureaucracy? Dumb kids? Misinformation? The US spends more on K-12 education than virtually any country in the world, yet our educational system yields mediocre results. What is the biggest obstacle facing America's serious school reform? On January 20, 2011, Reason's Nick Gillespie and Lisa Snell led a discussion on the future of school choice at Reason's DC HQ. The participants included Virginia Walden Ford, a pioneer in the District of Columbia's school choice movement; Rebeca Huffman of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Patrick M. Byrne, the Ph.D. CEO of Overstock.com and chairman of The Foundation for Educational Choice; and Joe Trippi, the Democratic campaign strategist who brought the Internet to politics. This event was held to kick off National School Choice Week, an initiative to raise awareness of how competition and choice can transform public education. Don't forget to watch Reason.tv's latest videos on school choice, including interviews with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Green Dot Public Schools founder Steve Barr, and a host of education reformers who are radically transforming public education. Approximately 60 minutes.Filmed by Jim Epstein, Meredith Bragg and Joshua Swain, and edited by Swain. Got to Reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube Channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live <b>...</b>
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Why choice is winning - and helping poor kids learn. "We have a simple problem in this country" when it comes to education, says Robert C. Enlow, president of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. "And that's a monopoly. It's not the people in the system. It's the system itself." How bad is the problem? Consider this: Since 1970, direct per-pupil spending on K-12 public schools has more than doubled in inflation-adjusted dollars while educational outcomes for graduation high school seniors have remained flat at best. Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006) introduced the concept of school vouchers in a 1955 essay and, with his wife Rose (1910-2009), created the foundation that bears their name in 1996. Based in Indianapolis, the Friedman Foundation promotes "universal school choice as the most effective and equitable way to improve the quality of K-12 education in America." Despite resistance from teachers unions, legislators, parents at well-funded and high-performing schools, and other entrenched interests, school choice is booming in the United States, with the Wall Street Journal dubbing 2011,"the year of school choice." Last year, eight new programs were created and 11 existing ones were strengthened or expanded, meaning that students and parents in a total of 12 states plus the District of Columbia could participate in choice programs that have access to some $1 billion in funds. Charter schools - publicly funded schools of choice that <b>...</b>
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Before hurricane Katrina ravaged the city in 2005, New Orleans had one of the worst performing public school districts in the nation. Katrina forced nearly a million people to leave their homes and caused almost $100 billion in damages. To an already failing public school system, the storm seemed to provide the final deathblow. But then something amazing happened. In the wake of Katrina, education reformers decided to seize the opportunity and start fresh with a system based on choice. Today, New Orleans has the most market-based school system in the US. Sixty percent of New Orleans students currently attend charter schools, test scores are up, and talented and passionate educators from around the country are flocking to New Orleans to be a part of the education revolution. It's too early to tell if the New Orleans experiment in school choice will succeed over the long term, but for the first time in decades people are optimistic about the future of New Orleans schools.Approximately 10 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine; hosted by Nick Gillespie; shot by Alex Manning and Dan Hayes; edited by Alex Manning. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions of this and all our videos, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live.
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Dr. Tony Bennett, Indiana Superintendent of Public Schools, delivers a remarkable speech outlining the three musts for student achievement, Competition, Freedom, and Accountability.
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Parents, Community leaders gather to send a message to the Chicago Board of Education. They say they want more school choice options.
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"We can't do this to kids. We are paying far too much money for a public education system that isn't working," says Vice President of National School Choice Week Andrew Campanella. Everyone knows that the US education system is in trouble. Campanella offers a few words on how school choice week can help with promoting "access to better options and empowering parents and kids." According to Campanella, the US ranks 35th in the world in math and literacy. "Other countries are not just nipping at our heels educationally, they've lapped us," Campanella says. Campanella contends that school choice offers real solutions to raising the bar and educating the next generation, and that it's not just empty words. About 3 minutes. Produced by Sharif Matar and Tracy Oppenheimer. Go to Reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason's YouTube Channel to get automatic notifications when new material goes live. Follow Reason on Twitter.
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Competition promotes innovation and results in higher quality and lower costs. Government-run schools are a tragic example, by contrast, of why monopolies generate bad results. This video uses the example of school choice to explain why competition is a better approach. www.freedomandprosperity.org
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Should the future of lower-income children be determined by their ZIP codes? By public school bureaucrats? Reason.tv Editor in Chief Nick Gillespie sat down with Madeline Sackler, director of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Lottery, which follows four students in New York vying for a coveted slot at Harlem Success Academy. Entry to the school is by drawing and the odds are long: Only one in seven applicants gets in. The reason so many people want to attend? The charter school boasts having 95 percent of students at grade level, compared to 56 percent at other city public schools Sackler's film does more than brilliantly dramatize the heartbreaking results of each year's application lottery. It showcases how school choice can radically improve education for the poorest of students. "I'd been hearing that problems in public education where poverty based or culture based or because certain parents didn't value education, and yet, what I saw was totally contradictory to that," explains Sackler. Approximately 8.30 minutes. Shot by Dan Hayes and Jack Gillespie. Edited by Dan Hayes. Go to Reason.tv for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live.
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Children in Pennsylvania's public school districts are still trapped in violent and failing schools due not to their ability or desire, but by zip codes and special interests. Will our legislature throw them an education lifeline through empowering parents with school choice? Find out more at www.commonwealthfoundation.org
www.schoolchains.org. Shouldn't you have more choice in something as important as education? For the launch of our groundbreaking new education project, the School Chain Showcase, we look into the idea of choice in education around the world. Be sure to visit our website at Schoolchains.org.
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Let Me Rise is a film produced by the The Heritage Foundation on the struggle to save school choice in Washington DC For the full video visit www.voicesofschoolchoice.org
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www.tertiumquids.com Adam Schaeffer talks about the need for parents to have control over the education of their children, and the failures of Virginia's public school system. The answer is a school choice tax credit program similar to those that have had so much success in Pennsylvania and Florida.
