Tuesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed author and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute Kerry McDonald to the newsmakers line to talk about her book Unschooled, homeschooling and the ever-changing way people are looking at educating their children in the home.
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Allow Public Money to Follow Students to Their Chosen Education Provider, Researcher Tells Ohio Legislature
Greg R. Lawson, a research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, testified Wednesday before Ohio legislators looking at solutions to the problems facing Ohio’s EdChoice program.
Read MoreOhio House Wants to Make Major Changes to Ohio’s School Voucher Program
Ohio House lawmakers unveiled a plan this week that would make changes to the state’s school voucher system.
Read MoreOhio Lawmakers Vote to Delay Start of EdChoice Enrollment
Ohio Democrats seized on an opportunity to blame Republicans for what they call an inability to fix the EdChoice school voucher program and for delaying the start of enrollment for two months.
Last week, state lawmakers signed off on a plan to move the start of the enrollment period for the Educational Choice Scholarship Program – colloquially known as EdChoice – from Feb. 1 to April 1. The program “provides students from designated public schools the opportunity to attend participating private schools.”
Read MoreFebruary 13th: Concerned Parents and Grassroots Organization Call for School Choice in Response To Failing Public Schools in Ohio
On February 13th, the Citizens for Community Values will join with a group of concerned parents to hold a press conference, imploring the Ohio legislature to expand access to EDChoice Scholarships. Since 2005, EdChoice scholarships have existed been a statewide initiative that gives students the opportunity to receive scholarships to attend private…
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