School Choice Project

School choice is widespread in America — unless you are poor. Affluent families have choice because they can move to different neighborhoods or communities, send their children to private schools, or supplement schooling with tutors and enrichment programs. Lower-income and working-class families, meanwhile, too often are trapped with one option — a school in need of improvement.

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Steve Buckstein is interviewed about his latest commentary “Do You Feel Exploited by Apple?”

| April 13, 2012
In his latest commentary, Do You Feel Exploited by Apple?, Steve Buckstein asked a group of students if they felt exploited by Apple after buying ... read more

Steve Buckstein talks about Cascade’s School Choice Beginnings

| January 25, 2012
Watch Cascade Policy Institute founder, Steve Buckstein, talk about how he and Cascade got their start in the school choice movement. read more

Christina Martin discusses Control Cometh Before the Fall of Education

| January 12, 2012
Policy Analyst Christina Martin discusses her latest commentary on a desire for control leading to the fall of education. Click here to see her full commentary. read more

Christina Martin talks education reform at LLF

| March 21, 2011
Watch the following video of Christina Martin talking education reform before Oregon legislators and staff in Salem on March 16th, 2011. read more

Christina Martin on Populations TV

| November 2, 2010
On October 15th, Christina Martin debated education reform, school choice, and charter schools with OEA Vice President Hannah Vaandering. read more

State Board of Education Continues to Look at Virtual Charter School Issue

| June 23, 2010
  State Board of Education Continues to Look at Virtual Charter School Issue By Olivia Wolcott and Christina Martin   At its May 21 meeting, ... read more

OREGON SCHOOL CHOICE VIDEO CONTESTWINNING FAMILY CLAIMS $10,000 GRAND PRIZE

| April 22, 2009
  A Hillsboro 8th grader will receive up to ten thousand dollars to help with the cost of a private school education in the first-ever ... read more

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Rescue Children from Our Burning Public School System

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker is a larger-than-life figure fighting for what he calls the “Most Important Civil Right ... read more

Steve Buckstein talks about unions and education with Victoria Taft

Steve Buckstein appeared as a guest Monday on the Victoria Taft Show, where he discussed the growing number of union ... read more

K-12 Funding Levels Surprise Washington Voters

A February survey of Washington voters by The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice indicates that voters there are much less ... read more

Digital Learning the Sal Khan Way

Many of us had a favorite teacher back in elementary or high school – someone who inspired us, who made ... read more

Clients Not Conscripts

Last year the state legislature enacted HB 3681, allowing public school students to freely transfer from one district to another. ... read more

Revolutionary Education Reforms…That Aren’t

Before the legislature solidifies Governor John Kitzhaber’s revolutionary new reform plan for education, let’s look back at the first big ... read more

Christina Martin talks with Victoria Taft about Government Anesthesia

Listen to Christina Martin as she talks with Portland radio host, Victoria Taft, about school choice and its parallels to ... read more

$11,540 per student in 2009-2010: Are we getting our money’s worth?

According to the National Education Association, the national teachers union, Oregon spent an average of $10,476 per enrolled student in ... read more

Arizona’s Empowering Education Savings Accounts: An Example for Oregon

Leading by example, Arizona’s government recently passed a bill creating Arizona Empowerment Accounts. Under the new program, if a child ... read more

Is Kitzhaber’s Oregon Investment Board a Good Investment in Kids’ Education?

Governor Kitzhaber is seeking to consolidate power over education. Early childhood, K-12 and post-secondary education would be overseen by a ... read more