12November, 2019
District v Charter: Two Solutions For California's Public School Turf Wars
- a Mark Holley
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Now that some of the dust has settled on the worst California legislative session imaginable for school choice proponents, maybe it's time to talk actual solutions rather than bills that put politics first and hurt students by eliminating options and educational freedom.
I spent 14 years at a...
28May, 2019
We Don't Cut Corners: Quality, Ethics and Choice in California Public Education
- a Mark Holley
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Method Schools, School Choice, public charter school, California legislature, educational freedom, AB 1507, AB 1505, AB 1506
As a charter school today it feels like we're fighting a battle on two fronts. The first is well-known: traditionalists who are against individual choice in education. Everyone needs a boogeyman, and for public education it's been things like perceived lack of funding, the digital divide, new...
15May, 2019
The Disenfranchising of California Families
- a Dr. Jessica Spallino
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School Choice, Charter Schools, California legislature, educational freedom, AB 1507, AB 1505, AB 1506
I grew up in a strict Democratic household. So severe in fact, that anyone who did not share the same beliefs was left to feel moderately or even extremely uncomfortable in our home. We represented the working class and with my father as an impassioned union steward, we closely aligned ourselves...