School Choice on Townhall

• Scott Walker Is Just Getting Started Thu Apr 21
  Kyle Olson
  When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker curtailed collective bargaining privileges for public sector workers (formerly known as public servants), it resulted in all-out political war in Madison. Walker won the showdown, and now the state can get its financial house in order. ... more
• Anti-DC School Choice Activist Tells Reporter to "Drop Dead" Thu Apr 21
  Washington, DC
  Righteous anger, indeed. ... more
• Choosey About Choice Tue Apr 19
  Cal Thomas
  The Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C., Vincent Gray, distinguished himself last week by getting arrested in an act of "civil disobedience" reminiscent of the '60s. The mayor, six council members and more than 40 other protesters were detained by Capitol police for blocking the street to oppose the congressional budget deal that deprived D.C. of federal funds for abortions. ... more
• DC Mayor: This Isn't About Abortion Thu Apr 14
  Katie Pavlich
• Dems' Cheap Stunt Blocks School Choice in Idaho Fri Apr 8
  Kyle Olson
  If for no other reason, you have to admire the tenacity of some legislative leaders to look out for the interests of their teacher union sponsors. ... more
• A Winning Choice Thu Apr 7
  Cal Thomas
  On the day of the NCAA men's basketball final, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that is likely to produce champions for generations to come. ... more
• Supreme Court hands school choice big win Mon Apr 4
  Baptist Press
  Supreme Court hands school choice big win ... more
• School Choice: A Real Test Awaits Wed Mar 30
  Ed Feulner
  Imagine you could buy a car at only one dealership. Shop for clothes at only one outlet. Buy food at only one grocery store. What kind of service would you expect? ... more
• Hope and a Chance to Win the Future Mon Mar 14
  Mike Needham
  This week, Congress has the opportunity to reverse its tragic 2009 decision to end the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. ... more
• Bargaining Over a Flawed Product Fri Mar 4
  Suzanne Fields
  If the teachers unions would use their collective bargaining rights to do good for their students rather than doing well for themselves, they could make a stronger case for themselves. ... more
• Activist Sharpton takes up Ohio school choice case Thu Feb 17
  AP News
• Ohio gov orders review in mom's school choice case Tue Feb 8
  AP News
• Ohio Mother is Modern Day Rosa Parks Sat Feb 5
  Kyle Olson
  Perhaps you’ve heard about Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Ohio mother who was recently tried and convicted for falsifying residency records so her daughters could attend a better school where they would receive a quality education. ... more
• “Winning the Future” Requires Real Choice Thu Feb 3
  Howard Rich
  In his State of the Union address last week, U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged that America’s “free enterprise system is what drives innovation.” He also said that if America is to “win the future,” then it must first “win the race to educate our kids.” ... more
• School Reform Advocates Champion Choice Mon Jan 31
  Guy Benson
  Hundreds of Chicagoland residents flocked to a townhall meeting on education reform last week, as school choice advocates continued a nationwide push to highlight the issue during National School Choice Week. ... more
• Unions’ Special Interest: Blocking School Choice Sat Jan 29
  Gary Beckner
  A new spate of documentaries and media coverage have all centered on the role teachers unions play in blocking necessary change and innovation in public schools. ... more
• New Leaders in Civil Rights Sat Jan 29
  Kathryn Lopez
  Is the party of Lincoln the party of civil rights? Are Republican conservatives the new civil-rights leaders? These are far from the most frequently asked questions in American politics, but they're worth raising. ... more
• Did Obama Forget About the Teachers Union? Sat Jan 29
  Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
  When Obama started to speak about the need to improve education, upgrade our schools and attract quality teachers, an elephant appeared in the living rooms of most Americans who were watching. ... more
• America Needs a School Choice Perestroika Fri Jan 28
  David Spady
  40-year-old Kelly Williams-Bolar lives in a housing project in Akron, Ohio. The local public school that her children were trapped in is one of the worst performing schools in the state. ... more
• Still Not Making the Grade Fri Jan 28
  Ed Feulner
  Too many children are being robbed of a good education. And their parents, despite a desperate desire to change that situation, feel helpless. They’re stuck with whatever the local public school gives them. ... more
• The Speech Thu Jan 27
  Cal Thomas
  In his State of the Union address, President Obama at times sounded like he was channeling Ronald Reagan. But for all his eloquence, the president wrapped his liberal ideology in conservative sheep's clothing. ... more
• Necessary State Budget Cuts Can Be a Boon to Education Tue Jan 25
  Romina Boccia
  Most states have substantial shortfalls projected not just this year, but into the future, unless governors and legislators make fundamental changes to the budget. Public education, as the single largest category of all state and local government expenditures, has to be on the table for reductions. ... more
• The Fight to Give Educational Choices to Poor DC Children Mon Jan 24
  Guy Benson
  Virginia Walden Ford's modest two-story home in northeast Washington, DC seems nondescript from the curb. Step through her front door, however, and you’ve entered the nerve center of DC Parents for School Choice, a grassroots organization whose current mission is to restore full federal funding to a popular and successful school vouchers program . ... more
• Antidote to Government's Education Monopoly Sat Jan 22
  Kyle Olson
  Americans are beginning to understand that the government-run assembly-line education system is not working. ... more
• School Choice Offers Opportunity for the Teaching Profession Wed Jan 12
  Gary Beckner
  2011 is gearing up to be the year for education reform in America. With the education debate making headlines daily, it’s clear that we will be seeing major changes in the year to come. ... more
• Three Reasons You Should Join “National School Choice Week” Tue Jan 11
  Kyle Olson
  America’s public education system is a lot like the Chicago Cubs: both have become so accustomed to failure that it has become an accepted way-of-life. ... more

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