EdChoice Chats

In this episode, we chat with Tim DeRoche about his book, "A Fine Line: How Most American Kids are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools." We cover topics such as redlining, open enrollment and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we chat about results in part two of our Schooling in America Survey, “K–12 Education and School Choice Reforms.” We unpack the American public's views on the direction of K–12 education and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Join our state team as they discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we chat about results in part two of our Schooling in America Survey, "Homeschooling Experiences and Opinions During the COVID-19 Pandemic." We unpack why parents choose homeschooling and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

The authors of our latest blog series, "The Unbundling Series," discuss creating a more resilient education system and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we share key takeaways from last month's EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker polling waves, including increased favorability of homeschooling and more. For more information, visit edchoice.morningconsultintelligence.com.

Authors of our latest report, "Schooling in America: COVID-19 & K–12 Education," discuss some of the findings that stood out the most.  To read the first report in this year's Schooling in America series, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we share key takeaways from last month's EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker polling waves. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's President and CEO Robert Enlow, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick, and our two state directors, Lauren Hodge and Jordan Zackery, discuss the latest school choice happenings in the states. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

We chat with David Hodges, educational choice attorney at the Institute for Justice. He discusses his new report, “A Guide to Designing Educational Choice Programs,” and the Institute for Justice's recent win in the Espinoza v. Montana case at the U.S. Supreme Court. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Leslie Hiner, our VP of legal affairs, discusses the recent school choice win in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

We chat with Charles Glenn about his essay, “Religion and the Adoption of School Choice Policies,” published in the fall 2018 edition of the Journal of School Choice. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we chat with Ben Harris, co-founder of Epic Charter Schools. Learn how this free, public, online charter school uses learning centers, a learning fund and more.

In this episode, we are joined by team members at Families Empowered, a Texas organization with a mission to help all families gain access to schools that work for them. We take a deep dive into what the experts know about why and how families choose education settings for their kids. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane brings on Kelly Smith of Prenda Micro-schools and Sarah Raybon of the Arizona School Tuition Organization to talk about Prenda's new and innovative approach to education.

Anna Egalite discusses her chapter in the book, "Failure Up Close: What Happens, Why it Happens and What We Can Learn From It." She addresses how private school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships have failed. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode, we chat with Brian Daigle, co-founder of Sequitur Classical Academy. He discusses the classical education model, how the school divides grade levels, and more. Note: Since the recording of this podcast, Thomas Achord has been hired as headmaster. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

The authors of the brief, "Pennsylvania K-12 School Choice Survey," discuss the findings—including voters' views on school choice program types and more. For more information. visit www.edchoice.org.

Learn more about the unique programming flowing out of Fleming County, Kentucky, public schools. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice’s President and CEO Robert Enlow chats with Michael Schuttloffel, executive director of the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). They discuss the state of private schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Jay Greene, professor and chair of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, discusses the book he co-edited, "Failure Up Close: What Happens, Why It Happens, and What We Can Learn from It." He breaks down what "failure" means and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Learn more about what you will find in the "Private School COVID-19 Response Survey," prepared for EdChoice by Hanover Research. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org

Patrick Wolf, professor and 21st Century chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, joins us to discuss a book he edited. Wolf describes "School Choice: Separating Fact from Fiction" as an opportunity to delve into key elements of school choice that are not related test scores. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

We discuss the goals of our new EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker, along with some of the data you'll find⁠—including COVID-19 teacher survey results. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

In this episode of our Cool Schools series, we chat with Christy Wilson, dean of academics at Alliance Christian Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.