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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: When it comes to vouchers, equity and equality are not the same
Instead of 'uprooting' students, let's help them to 'bloom where they are planted'
Going back to school after 50
A reader asks: How common is it for people seek out vocational training later in life?
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