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Going, going, gone
Ninety-one percent of families who used Arkansas' voucher program to pay for private or homeschooling have stayed with the program for the third year.

Joanne Jacobs
1 day ago1 min read
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To win back public-school parents, be like Mississippi
Education reforms are working in the South, and they can work in blue states too, if there's political leadership.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 263 min read
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Where are they now? Urban public schools see steep fall in enrollment
One third of students in mostly black districts aren't enrolled in traditional public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 252 min read
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NOLA's post-Katrina reforms are working
New Orleans schools have improved dramatically since Katrina forced radical changes 20 years ago. That means going from "F" to "C."

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 293 min read
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Teaching 'Mockingbird' on the education frontier
Christian microschools are booming in Arizona, as parents use ESAs to fund the school of their choice. Chandler Fritz taught a summer reading class.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 223 min read
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13% give public schools an A/B grade
As Americans lose confidence in public schools, a majority of parents say they'd send their kids to private schools, if they got help paying the cost.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 211 min read
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School safety is top reason parents use choice to leave public schools
Bullying is the primary reason parents use choice programs to flee public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 182 min read
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What do parents want? Public schools are competing for students
Public schools don't have a monopoly any more. Parents are using taxpayer-funded school choice to find alternatives.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 63 min read
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Mystery of the missing middle-schoolers
Seeking stronger academics and less disruption, parents are choosing private schooling and homeschooling over public middle schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 251 min read
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Homeschool keeps growing -- and becoming more diverse
Homeschooling has attracted a broader mix of parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 111 min read
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States spent more, kids learned less: Will choice revive education?
Politics undercut turn-of-the-century education reforms, but new choice programs could make a difference.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 102 min read
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Most Americans favor school prayer
As Texas requires public schools to post the Ten Commandments, 57% of Americans support teacher-led prayer in schools; half favor Christian prayers.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 272 min read
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Microschools are growing
Microschools are booming as parents seek a middle ground between homeschooling and traditional schooling.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 93 min read
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Religious charters are out -- for now -- but choice is expanding
Charter advocates are happy the U.S. Supreme Court didn't rule that charters are private schools.

Joanne Jacobs
May 232 min read
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Are children learning? Politicians don't seem to care
Education isn't on the national agenda: Politicians argue about library books and locker rooms, but not about raising achievement.

Joanne Jacobs
May 132 min read
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Schools are becoming social services hubs with a little reading and math on the side
Schools are trying to solve every student's every problem, but neglecting their academic mission.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 281 min read
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What's a 'good' school? Parents have more choices, need more info
As school choice expands, parents need to evaluate test scores to find a "good school."

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 193 min read
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We've hit 'peak public school,' but what comes next?
School choice is becoming the norm.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 62 min read
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Brits do it. Dutch do it. Even down in Oz they do it. Why can't US have public funding for private schools?
Starting this fall, Minnesota public schools will be required to teach third-graders to use non-binary gender pronouns in their writing ,...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 32 min read
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The pandemic's over, but homeschooling is still rising
Homeschooling soared when schools were closed, dropped for two years, and is now increasing again.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 101 min read
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