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Navigating School Choice at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Class: Mothers of Students With Disabilities Accessing Information in Competitive Local Education Markets
In this study, we examine how mothers of students with disabilities (SWDs) from different racial and class backgrounds access information about schools in competitive local education markets (LEMs). We employ an intersectional approach to school choice that focuses on the labor of mothers and a qualitative design based on interviews and a focus group discussion to answer the following research questions: How do mothers of SWDs search for and find information about school options in LEMs?
NEPC Review: Directional Signals: A New Analysis of the Evolving Private School Choice Landscape (FutureEd, July 2025) [Reprint].
Christopher Lubienski is a professor of education policy at Indiana University and Director of the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. His research focuses on the intersections of public and private interests in education in areas such as school choice, charter schools, voucher programs, and home-schooling, as well as in education policymaking. He was a post-doctoral Fellow with the National Academy of Education, and with the Advanced Studies Fellowship program at Brown University.
Colorado's Amendment 80 wants to make school choice 'a right' when it already is
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state's constitution should be amended to specify a right to school choice. But school choice is already guaranteed by state statute and federal courts. So why is this initiative being posed at all? Even the initiative's backers acknowledge that Colorado already has "one of the best school choice statutes in the nation." Moreover, the ability for parents to choose private schools has been affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court for at least a century.
Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
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Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is – an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect Original
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state’s constitution should be amended to specify a right to school choice. But school choice is already guaranteed by state statute and federal courts. So why is this initiative being posed at all? Even the initiative’s backers acknowledge that Colorado already has “one of the best school choice statutes in the nation.” Moreover, the ability for parents to choose private schools has been affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court for at least a century.
Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
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Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Christopher Lubienski and Suzanne Eckes About School Choice and Vouchers
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Christopher Lubienski and Suzanne Eckes about the impact of school choice and vouchers on K-12 students and public schools.
Privatising public schools via product pipelines: Teach For Australia, policy networks and profit
ABSTRACT Drawing upon a long-term study of venture philanthropy and public schools in Australia, this paper focuses on Teach For Australia (TFA) as a major component of a venture philanthropic network, one that builds critical infrastructures and connections between non-government organisations and the state, creating a product pipeline into public schools.
Should we abolish school boards?
Is it time to abolish school boards? If you’ve seen the recent news about protests turning violent at school board meetings, you’d no doubt wonder if there’s any value to them anymore. In early June, a literal brawl broke out at a school board meeting in Glendale, California, over the school board’s plan to pass a resolution proclaiming June as LGBTQ+ month. In New Haven, Connecticut, a disagreement over a new superintendent appointment led to personal attacks that escalated into an affray.
School Choice Proposals Rarely Go Before Voters-And Typically Fail When They Do
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Arizona lawmakers decided in late 2022 that the state will pay tuition, related education expenses or both for children at any school parents select, including private and religious schools. It’s the latest step in an effort to provide public funds for private schools that in Arizona began in 2011. And that step was taken along what I have discovered to be a familiar route.
School choice rarely wins voters' favor
Arizona lawmakers decided in late 2022 that the state will pay tuition, related education expenses or both for children at any school parents select, including private and religious schools. It’s the latest step in an effort to provide public funds for private schools that in Arizona began in 2011. And that step was taken along what I have discovered to be a familiar route.
School choice proposals rarely go before voters
Most school-choice programs in the US have been approved by lawmakers. But when asked for their views, voters have overwhelmingly rejected them.
School choice proposals rarely go before voters - and typically fail when they do
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School choice proposals rarely go before voters - and typically fail when they do
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School choice proposals rarely go before voters - and typically fail when they do
Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University March 8, 2023 (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher Lubienski, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Arizona lawmakers decided in late 2022 that the state will pay tuition, related education expenses or both for children at any school parents select, including private and religious schools.
Research shows that school vouchers harm students
The recent revelation that a school voucher lobbyist in Utah wants to " destroy public education " may come as a surprise. But voucher programs don't appear to demolish publish schooling as some have feared, at least in the short term. School systems in other states have so far adapted to limited voucher plans. Instead, the actual harm caused by vouchers is even more concerning.
Op/Ed: School vouchers are an impediment to student learning not a panacea for education Original
Christopher Lubienski Indiana is a leader in school choice, boasting what is arguably the largest voucher program in the country. Yet our state still ranks in the middle of the pack in state rankings — a C grade from Education Week. However, rather than address the issues that are holding back Hoosier students, with Senate Bill (SB) 305, lawmakers are seeking to expand their school choice agenda, even though the research clearly shows these programs depress student achievement.
The school choice movement has a voter problem | Opinion
Smoking is back in the Capitol under new House Republican majority The Republicans are back in control in the US House of Representatives, and that means members are once again allowed to smoke inside the building. The Republican majority has made the rule change despite the fact that smoking indoors is banned in Washington, DC and generally considered to have negative effects on people’s health.
The school choice movement has a voter problem | Opinion
Christopher Lubienski Guest columnist Recently, a panel of judges dismissed lawsuits against Tennessee’s private school voucher program passed by the General Assembly back in 2019. A month before that decision, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of its legislature’s efforts to implement a universal voucher program.
Christopher Lubienski: School choice: First, do no harm (Opinion)
In the last year, policymakers across the states have moved forward with various versions of state-wide voucher plans. In Arizona, New Hampshire and West Virginia, legislators passed Education Savings Account (ESA) plans that effectively work as taxpayer-subsidized school vouchers for private schools, although the courts have held up this effort in the latter.
Opinion: Benefits of school vouchers are small, tenuous at best
Christopher Lubienski Opinion contributor Ohio and Indiana have two of the largest private school voucher programs in the country. Last month, the Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of Kentucky’s new education savings account program − essentially another statewide voucher program. Policymakers are enamored with these programs.
Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is - an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state’s constitution should be amended to specify a right to school choice. But school choice is already guaranteed by state statute and federal courts. So why is this initiative being posed at all? Even the initiative’s backers acknowledge that Colorado already has “one of the best school choice statutes in the nation.” Moreover, the ability for parents to choose private schools has been affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court for at least a century.
A Spatial Analysis on Charter School Access in the New York Metropolitan Area
My Experience Technology - Good for Students AND Teachers Fiddling with Indicators while using Toxic Tests Ode to Dewey Clearly Articulated Proposal--Thank You! Call for Chapters: Credential Innovations for Inclusive Pathways to Professions Call for Proposals IJEP- CALL FOR PAPERS.
¿Vales educativos suponen una mejor educación? Nuevas investigaciones dejan interrogantes
Durante las últimas dos décadas, proponentes de los vales para escuelas privadas han estado impulsando la idea de que los vales funcionan. Afirman que hay un consenso entre los investigadores de que los programas de vales producen ganancias en el aprendizaje para los estudiantes, en algunos casos ganancias mayores que con otras reformas y acercamientos, tales como la reducción del tamaño de las clases.
The new terrain of the school voucher wars
Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPompeo pressed on possible Senate run by Kansas media The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump digs in on Hurricane Dorian projection Trump's mental decline is perfectly clear for those with eyes to see and ears to hear MORE has summed up his education platform in two words: “school choice.” Now, with the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the issue of public funding for private schools this fall with Espinoza v.
Do school vouchers lead to better education? New research raises questions.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs education bill that creates a new private school voucher Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to a Seventh-day Adventist school in Miami Gardens to sign a bill into law creating 18,000 publicly funded vouchers for low-income families to send children to private schools. By Up Next Florida Gov.
School Vouchers Expand Despite Evidence of Negative Effects
School Vouchers Expand Despite Evidence of Negative Effects Research over the past few years has shown vouchers for private schools set back student learning. So why are advocates still pushing so hard to expand them? Read Full Article »
School vouchers expand despite evidence of negative effects
For the past couple of decades, proponents of vouchers for private schools have been pushing the idea that vouchers work. They assert there is a consensus among researchers that voucher programs lead to learning gains for students – in some cases bigger gains than with other reforms and approaches, such as class-size reduction. They have highlighted studies that show the positive impact of vouchers on various populations. At the very least, they argue, vouchers do no harm. Joel Malin L.
School vouchers expand despite evidence of negative effects
For the past couple of decades, proponents of vouchers for private schools have been pushing the idea that vouchers work. They assert there is a consensus among researchers that voucher programs lead to learning gains for students – in some cases bigger gains than with other reforms and approaches, such as class-size reduction. They have highlighted studies that show the positive impact of vouchers on various populations. At the very least, they argue, vouchers do no harm.
School vouchers expand despite evidence of negative effects
For the past couple of decades, proponents of vouchers for private schools have been pushing the idea that vouchers work. They assert there is a consensus among researchers that voucher programs lead to learning gains for students – in some cases bigger gains than with other reforms and approaches, such as class-size reduction. They have highlighted studies that show the positive impact of vouchers on various populations. At the very least, they argue, vouchers do no harm.
Student Vouchers Aren't Working. Here's Why - Education Week
While vouchers appear to be enjoying a higher profile with Betsy DeVos as the U.S. secretary of education, the research on outcomes from these programs has taken a dramatic turn, one at odds with the direction DeVos and other policymakers are pursuing.
The Push and Pull of Research: Lessons from a Multi-site Study of Research Use in Education Policy
May 26, 2016 By Christopher Lubienski, Elizabeth Debray, Janelle Scott Since Carol Weiss advanced our collective thinking on how research is or is not used in policymaking processes, scholars have devoted considerable attention to the factors that predict research use.
Children in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to see their local schools close.
Shrinking public finances have meant many cities and municipalities have looked to cut costs, with education not being spared. In new research, Jin Lee and Christopher Lubienski examine the effects of Chicago’s school closures, which have been justified by falling enrollment numbers.
The Public School Advantage: Why Public Schools Outperform Private Schools
The following is an excerpt from the preface and from chapter seven of the book, "Reconsidering Choice, Competition, and Autonomy as the Remedy in American Education." There has long been a perception that public schools are second-rate—that anyone who can get their child into a private school should do so.
Do Quasi-markets Foster Innovation in Education?
OECD Education Working Papers This series is designed to make available to a wider readership selected studies drawing on the work of the OECD Directorate for Education. Authorship is usually collective, but principal writers are named. The papers are generally available only in their original language (English or French) with a short summary available in the other. Do Quasi-markets Foster Innovation in Education?
“Private-ization” and School Effects: Time to Revisit the Public-Private School Question?
by Christopher A. Lubienski & Sarah Theule Lubienski - September 09, 2005 The authors argue that the policy context of school choice and NCLB highlight common assumptions about the superiority of private schools for enhancing academic achievement. However, emerging evidence suggests the need to re-examine basic assumptions about the relative effectiveness of public and private schools.
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