Interview by Harvard OnlineFrom a free online course, “Saving Schools: Reforming the U.S. Education System”: https://www.edx.org/course/saving-sch… Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush talks with Professor Paul E. Peterson about the importance of giving parents more school choice. HarvardX empowers the faculty of Harvard University to create high-quality online courses in subjects ranging from computer science […]
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Governor Roy Romer
Governor Roy Romer supports the development of charter schools, which he believes can foster innovation and reform in education without being a sole solution. He emphasizes that charter schools should not privatize public education but rather enhance it by creating a critical mass of new schools and networks. Romer insists that charter schools should align […]
Bill Clinton Promotes Charter Schools in 1992 Presidential Debate (clip)
Bill Clinton advocates for an aggressive school reform program to address the issue of high school graduates lacking basic skills. He supports increasing choices within public education, including charter schools, while opposing the use of tax money for private schools. Clinton emphasizes the importance of decentralization, empowering better-trained principals, teachers, and parent councils to have […]
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View New York Timeline More New York contibutions The Politics of Charter School Authorizing: The Case of New York State by Jonas S. Chartock 2012 The treatise “The Politics of Charter School Authorizing: The Case of New York State” by Jonas S. Chartock (2012) explores how multiple statewide charter school authorizers were created in New […]
