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Betsy DeVos’ school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered
Critics say loose accountability is a problem
While U.S. struggles, Sweden pushes older students back to college
Generous benefits, cultural differences solve a problem America hasn’t cracked
OPINION: Did Betsy DeVos just suggest that schools roll back students’ civil rights?
Her testimony underscores ‘a crying need for renewed commitment to strong federal civil rights enforcement’
Giving parents more freedom to choose doesn’t guarantee better schools
Other countries offer clues about how effective nationwide school choice would be in the U.S.
Can freeing struggling schools from red tape help them improve?
North Carolina gives schools flexibility to try their own ideas for turning around
This country spends billions on private schools — and has a terrible learning gap between poor and wealthy
In practice, most low-income students can only pick between their local public schools, which many say are under-resourced, and cheaper private schools, which face their own budget challenges.
What would actually happen if we gave all parents the chance to pick their children’s schools?
New Zealand’s history of school choice offers some lessons
COLUMN: Counting DACA students
It is estimated that half of the people eligible for DACA are enrolled in high school or college
From the archives: Already languishing in red tape, refugee students now may be barred altogether from U.S.
Even without new restrictions, very few in this “lost generation” will ever get to study here
Refugee students languish in red tape as they seek to resume their educations
Many in this “lost generation” want to come to the US, but only a very few make it