Edchoice Chats

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's Senior Director of State Relations Michael Chartie, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick and Director of State Relations Lauren Hodge discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. They talk about everything from raising the cap on available tax credits Indiana to a bill passed in North Carolina. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of EdChoice Chats, EdChoice Vice President of Research and Innovation talks with the two authors of our recently released report, "Families’ Experiences on the New Frontier of Educational Choice." Drew Catt, our director of state research and special projects, and Albert Cheng, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, discuss the most interesting responses from Arizona parents. Read the full report: https://www.edchoice.org/research/families-experiences-on-the-new-frontier-of-educational-choice/

In this episode of Cool Schools, Kevin Festerling, founder of Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School, talks leading a faith-based institution made up of predominately non-Lutheran students, students fixing motorcycles and more. This all-boys Lutheran school was founded in the fall of 2018. For more in this series, visit edchoice.org.

In this episode of EdChoice Chats, EdChoice's Vice President of Communications Jennifer Wagner talks with Mark Gleason, executive director of the Philadelphia School Partnership. The two discuss success of the nine-year program, growing leadership and management skills in Philadelphia schools, and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's Senior Director of State Relations Michael Chartier and Director of Policy Jason Bedrick discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. They talk about everything from school choice legislation introduced in Nevada to expanding Oklahoma's tax-credit scholarship program. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In today’s episode of EdChoice Chats, our VP of External Relations Brian McGrath and CRM and Email Marketing Manager Abby Hayes take a look at Last Man Standing. They discuss school choice topics brought up in a a selection of episodes, including bilingual education, using a family member's address to attend a non-district school, and more. Watch (or just listen) below. Learn more about school choice at www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of the Cool Schools podcast, EdChoice Director of National Research Mike McShane talks with Sharif El-Mekki, principal of Mastery Charter Shoemaker Campus. He talks about his journey for educational justice, how he effectively uses student and alumni surveys, where you  can find some of his writing, and more. For more information, visit edchoice.org.

In this episode of Cool Schools, Russ Gregg, founder of Minneapolis' Hope Academy, talks faith-based learning, the classical education model, and 'growing' and 'spreading' Hope. Almost 20 years ago, Russ started this faith-based, inner-city school after realizing he wanted his neighbors to have a better educational option. For more in this series, visit edchoice.org.

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's Senior Director of State Relations Michael Chartier, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick and Director of State Relations Lauren Hodge discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. They talk about everything from a new, special needs ESA bill in Iowa, to 'democracy in action' in New Hampshire. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In today’s episode of EdChoice Chats, our Director of National Research Mike McShane talks with Andy Smarick, the civil society education and work director at the R Street Institute. The two discuss the most interesting and shocking findings in "No Longer Forgotten: The Triumphs and Struggles of Rural Education in America," a book they edited. For more about school choice programs in America, visit www.edchoice.org.

This new poll we did with Nevada Action for School Options reveals what Nevadans think about public education, #schoolchoice programs and more. Learn more about the findings and what they mean locally in this podcast with Nevada Action for School Options President Don Soifer and EdChoice Director of State Research and Special Projects Drew Catt. Get the full report here: https://nevadaaction.org/nvpoll/

Danish Shakeel is a post-doctoral student and school choice researcher at Harvard. He chats with EdChoice Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis Marty Lueken about what led him to school choice and about the meta-analysis research he's working on.

In this episode of Cool Schools, Director of National Research Mike McShane talks with Lauren Boros, principal of Noble Academy about their founding and growth. Noble Academy is a public charter high school in Chicago that partners with Phillips Exeter Academy to break away from the traditional public school instruction model. To learn more, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane talks about his new report, The Private School Teacher Skills Gap. He reveals how satisfied teachers were with their preparation, how a number of them are learning on the job and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In the first episode of Fireside Chats, EdChoice CEO Robert Enlow takes us back to our roots. He discusses the Friedman legacy and the importance of EdChoice's vision. For more, visit www.edchoice.org.

EdChoice's Drew Catt talks with Garrett Ballengee, Cardinal Institute's executive director, about lack of school choice options in West Virginia. Our new study with the Cardinal Institute shows the state's existing private schools would be open to participating and have thousands of open seats to spare. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's Senior Director of State Relations Michael Chartier, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick and Director of State Relations Lauren Hodge discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. They talk about everything from a three-day hearing in West Virginia to making friends with sheep in New Hampshire. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Emily Coady is a doctoral academy fellow and graduate research assistant in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. She speaks with EdChoice Research Assistant Mike Shaw about how her experience as a fifth grade teacher and regional director for Teach For America Louisiana Delta led her to study education reform. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of EdChoice Chats, our VP of legal affairs and two members of our research team recap their time at the annual International School Choice and Reform Conference. This was the first year the conference was held outside of the United States. Listen to members of our team rehash unique experiences, and the researchers and scholars they met in Lisbon, Portugal.

In our latest publication—The Future of K–12 Funding—education finance experts Dr. Marty Lueken and Dr. James Shuls propose a new, practical way for policymakers to improve how states fund K–12 public education. Not only did they identify the three core values that should drive policymakers’ decisions—equity, efficiency and opportunity—but also they tested their ideas based on three states’ K–12 funding formulas—in Indiana, Mississippi and Texas—for added context. For the full report, visit www.edchoice.org/FutureFunding.