EdChoice Chats

In this episode we hear from a champion in the school choice movement, Virginia Walden Ford, someone whose been working for our cause for many years. She tells us about her early grassroots activism, the progress she thinks the movement has made and what other work we still have to do.

We speak with Dan Miller, who runs Historical Solutions, where he uses history to help teach lessons in leadership.

A new, updated analysis of the fiscal effects of school choice is out now!

In this episode we hear from Chairman of the Board of School Choice Ohio Yitz Frank and the results of their recent survey they conducted of Ohio families on their schooling experiences.

The EdChoice research team talks about their list of the 25 most significant research findings over the last 25 years.

In this episode we dive deeper into the four polls we put in the field during the month of September. We break down some of the results from our teacher poll, black parents poll, teens poll, and general public poll.

Our VP of Legal Affairs Leslie Hiner gives an update on the upcoming Carson v. Makin Supreme Court case out of Maine. She also gives us the backstory on why this case is one to really tune into.

In this episode of our Cool Schools series we chat with the superintendent of the Boston Archdiocese Catholic Schools, Tom Carroll. We learn more about what he's doing in this area, his support of school choice, and starting the first new Catholic school in 50 years.

We continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary by speaking with Michael Chartier and Don Soifer and they tell us about advancements in school choice in the state of Nevada.

In this episode of our Cool Schools series her talk to Kurtis Indorf, President of Great Hearts Online and Great Hearts Microschools in Arizona. He tells us the innovative things he and his team have been doing and how this new option for families has already helped so many kids in his community.

In this episode we hear from Matt Beienburg, director of education policy at the Goldwater Institute, and our own director of state research and special projects, Drew Catt. The two co-authored a report titled, "The ESA Opportunity Map: Charting Empowerment Scholarship Account Eligibility for Students in Failing Arizona Public Schools."

Today we hear from the Director for Arizona Center for Student Opportunities, Matt Ladner, and the successes of school choice in Arizona.

In this episode of the podcast we speak with our very own director of national research, Mike McShane about his recent report where he tries to dispel some misinformation that's out there currently.

In this installment of our Cool Schools series we chat with Don Soifer, President of Nevada for School Options, and his Chief of Staff Ashley Campbell. They speak to us about the innovative schooling option they helped make possible in their state of Nevada.

In this episode, we share key takeaways from our August 2021 wave of polling as reported on our EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker.

We kick off season four of our Cool Schools series with Christian Dallavis, the Assistant Superintendent for the Partnership Schools, that started in New York and has since expanded to Ohio.

In this special episode of the podcast we hear from EdChoice president and CEO, Robert Enlow, and colleague Susan Mitchell about the early days of the school choice movement as EdChoice begins to celebrate our 25th anniversary!

The annual edition of our Schooling in America Survey with Braun Research launched today. Check out the key findings according to the report’s authors on your commute, over lunch or whenever you listen to your podcasts. For more info, visit: edchoice.org/SIAdashboard

In this episode, we share key takeaways from our July 2021 wave of polling as reported on our EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker.

In this episode we speak with Matt Ladner about his recent report, "Micro- Schools versus Waitlists: A Guidebook for the Innovative Arizona Educator." He tells us about the innovative school choice options available in Arizona right now.

In this episode we hear from Dr. Lance Izumi about the book he wrote with co-author and subject of the book, Mia Giordano. The book chronicles Mia's experiences trying to navigate in school with learning disabilities and how she found the best fit for her through educational choice.

Adaobi Anakwe, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, discusses her research study into the virtual challenges that African-American families with school-aged children faced during the pandemic lockdown that occurred in 2020.

In this episode, we share our top findings from our second quarterly survey of educators this year. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Our VP of Legal Affairs Leslie Hiner discusses an upcoming Supreme Court case out of Maine. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of our Monthly Debrief series, we discuss school choice happenings across America—focusing on the wrap-up of this year's legislative session. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.