New Arrangements
An occasional series on the changing definition of public schooling, including articles on vouchers, the education industry, philanthropy, privatization, school choice, privately financed scholarships, senior citizen involvement, and tutoring.
School Choice & Charters
A Ticket Out of Public Schools
—Robert C. Johnston
Public schools worked well for Trinidad and Jacqueline Casas' two daughters. But when things started to go wrong for their 8-year-old son in a local public school, they wanted a change.
Public schools worked well for Trinidad and Jacqueline Casas' two daughters. But when things started to go wrong for their 8-year-old son in a local public school, they wanted a change.
School Choice & Charters
Coming to Terms With History
Public schools course through Virginia Walden-Ford's veins.
School Choice & Charters
Exercising Their Options
They met and fell in love in the hallways of Walnut Hills High School. They're proud Cincinnati public school graduates and boast about their alma mater's academic prowess.
School Climate & Safety
Downturn Threatens Ed. Business More Than Terrorism
The education industry has emerged from the past two months largely unaffected by the terrors of Sept. 11 and anthrax-tainted mail. Whether it can endure the economic downturn is another question.
School Choice & Charters
Florida's 'Other' Voucher Program Taking Off
When Dorian and Paul Neidhart went house-hunting in Miami 13 years ago, their search focused on the neighborhood where they had grown up. They wanted their own children, someday, to go to the same public schools that had meant so much to them.