Education Feb 28 Betsy DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Mar 13 Public money for private schools has not led to equity in France France’s system is a cautionary tale of how a country can offer an expansive private school choice system, but still fail to achieve equity. By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
Education Feb 28 Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education? Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world. By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
Education Feb 20 New Zealand is a school choice utopia. But do students perform better? New Zealand’s history of total school choice offers the U.S. some key lessons. By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
Nation Jul 14 Watch 2:39 Why school choice should be about possibility — not partisanship By PBS NewsHour
May 23 Watch 5:43 Trump budget promotes school choice while cutting student loan programs By PBS NewsHour President Trump's budget proposes roughly $9 billion in cuts to various federal education programs, a reduction of roughly 13 percent, including changes to student loan programs. Some of that money would be rerouted to advance the idea of school choice. Continue watching
May 23 DeVos pushes for ‘most ambitious expansion’ of school choice, but offers few details By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave few specifics on how such a program would work, other than to say that the state of Indiana could serve as a model. Continue reading
May 12 Most Americans unfamiliar with school choice, poll finds By Maria Danilova and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Even as fierce political battles rage in Washington over school choice, most Americans know little about charter schools or private school voucher programs. Still, more Americans feel positively than negatively about expanding those programs, a new poll finds. Continue reading
May 11 Betsy DeVos booed at graduation for historically black college By Terrance Harris, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy Devos vowed support for the students at a historically black university at their graduation ceremony, but was nearly drowned out by booing and shouts of "Liar!" Many graduating students turned their back to her in protest. Continue reading
May 03 Trump asks Congress to extend school choice nationwide By Maria Danilova, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to work with him on extending school choice programs nationwide to benefit millions of students, including low-income African-American and Hispanic children. Continue reading