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Monthly Letter to Friends: September 1995

September, 1995. No. 19. The last few weeks have been chock-full of happenings, information and surveys. As we formally enter the new school year, it is clear that the status quo is on the march, defending their defenseless positions, and that reformers are growing by leaps and bounds in their numbers and in their activities.

Monthly Letter to Friends – September 1995

 

Monthly Letter to Friends: July 1995

July, 1995. No. 18. This issue lists out some important reform milestones in states like Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, and Illinois; and revisiting NAEP results.

Monthly Letter to Friends – July 1995

Monthly Letter to Friends: June 1995

June, 1995. No. 17. Here we update you on what has transpired since last time we corresponded; tell you what’s likely to occur as we go to press; share “random thoughts” on pending research; and, for administrators, provide a good bit of discussion about the streamlining efforts that are going on nationwide in the trenches.

Monthly Letter to Friends – June 1995

Monthly Letter to Friends: May 1995

May, 1995. No. 16. Spring has sprung in state legislatures, with tremendous activity on reform efforts. This month evaluates the Nation’s Report Card was released by National Assessment of Educational Progress; NEA challenges made to local school boards; and standards and accountability.

Monthly Letter to Friends – May 1995

Monthly Letter to Friends: February – March 1995

February/March, 1995. No. 14. This month showcases a new and improved newsletter that brings all of the information you need to know about what’s happening in education reform around the school yards and state houses across the country.

Monthly Letter to Friends – February – March 1995

Monthly Letter to Friends: January 1995

January 12, 1995. No. 13. This issue highlights the different reforming going on out there, from the modest creation of alternative schools in places like Washington, DC to the more radical turning over of schools to private firms in places like Wilkinsburg, PA.

Monthly Letter to Friends – January 12 1995

CER: School Choice in the United States: State by State Analysis Fall 1993

Fall 1993. Virtually every state in the nation allows some sort of school choice to families, but the degree to which parents can choose varies greatly. CER rounds up each law state by state.

Monthly Letter to Friends: December 1994

December 14, 1994, No. 12. This month, we try to make a dent in the never-ending repository of information, and reflect upon opportunities we need to consider for the coming year.

Monthly Letter to Friends – December 14 1994

Opening the Door to School Choice in Wisconsin: Marquette Law Review (1998)

Marquette Law Review, 1998 (Vol. 81). The history of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program through the litigation it encountered and lived with the first decade of its existence. Read with Tommy Thompson’s 1989 State of the State Address, “Investing In Education

Monthly Letter to Friends: November 1994

November 18, 1994. No. 11. It’s been a whirlwind month, with a surge in interest about education in the media and in the towns, some new reports released, a charter school law struck down, and of course, a monumental election that does more for education reform in one-fell-swoop than anyone might have imagined possible.

Monthly Letter to Friends – November 18 1994