education policy
Oregon Should Opt In to Federal Scholarship Tax Credit So Private Giving Stays with Oregon Kids
By Kathryn Hickok Last summer, Congress passed the first federal-level legislation promoting educational choice nationwide. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a new federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for individual…
The Fraud that Wasn’t: Audit Shows Arizona ESA Program 98% Strong
By Kathryn Hickok Recent news reporting in Arizona, claimed that more than 20 percent of purchases made through the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program were “unallowable.” The media outlet implied that a…
Will PPS Refuse to Comply with Federal Civil Rights Law?
By John A. Charles, Jr. The United States Department of Education announced on February 17 that it was opening an investigation into Portland Public Schools (PPS) over a complaint that the district’s Center for Black Student…
Texas Parents Break Records for School Choice Applications
By Kathryn Hickok At last count, more than one and a half million children now benefit from school choice programs across the Unites States. With 75 programs in 34 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, more than…
“Fully Funded Schools” Are a Moving Goal Post
By Kathryn Hickok How much money does it take to “fully fund” Oregon’s public schools? In November, the Joint Committee on Public Education Appropriations of the Oregon Legislature released a “Report on the Adequacy of Public…
The Center for Black Student Excellence Should Be a Private Venture
By John A. Charles, Jr. In September, the Portland Public Schools Board voted unanimously to approve the purchase and sale agreement (PSA) for an 80,000 square foot building, which would serve as the home of the “Center for…
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