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By Mia Tiwana Have you heard of “No-School November”? Portland Public School (PPS)…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana Have you heard of “No-School November”? Portland Public School (PPS)…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok As K-12 students return to school, about four-fifths of them…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok 2023 has been an outstanding year for school choice. Utah,…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok A June 2023 RealClear Opinion Research survey of registered voters…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok During the 2023 session, the Oregon Legislature passed Cascade Policy…
Read Blog DetailBy Ethan Rohrbach For decades, Portland Public Schools (PPS) has tried to close…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Three states recently expanded education options for K-12 students through…
Read Blog DetailEric Fruits, Ph.D.Cascade Policy Institute Support for HB 3068: Award high school diploma…
Read Blog DetailBy James Swyter In 2015, representatives from Portland Public Schools (PPS) gave a…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Two more states recently expanded their school choice programs, bringing…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Last November, voters in Arkansas elected Republican Sarah…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Cascade Policy Institute’s bill to make it easier for…
Read Blog DetailFebruary 16, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
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Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Cascade Policy Institute has released a new report evaluating the…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the “Doonesbury”…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This is National School Choice Week, an annual celebration of…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 22-28 is National School Choice Week, a celebration of…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. ‘Tis the season for holiday wishes. And, toward that…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Critics of education savings accounts, or ESAs, claim that…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Critics of education savings accounts, or ESAs, claim ESA…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Vouchers and education savings accounts (ESAs) are a subset…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. In recent years, school vouchers and education savings accounts…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This year, Arizona became the first state to expand eligibility…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok A June poll of Oregonians conducted by Nelson Research and…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. It’s the day after Election Day and the votes…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D “What’s the one thing you’d do to fix Oregon?”…
Read Blog DetailBy James Swyter For years, policymakers in Oregon have wrung their hands over…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok The Heritage Foundation recently released its first Education Freedom Report…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This summer, Arizona expanded the nation’s first Education Savings Account…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Oregon soon will have a new governor and a new…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. By now you’ve heard of President Biden’s student loan…
Read Blog DetailBy James Swyter In less than two weeks, Oregon students will be heading…
Read Blog DetailProjected spending for the Center for Black Student Excellence may violate Oregon Law…
Read Blog DetailBy Mia Tiwana This year, Portland Public Schools is in a financial sweet…
Read Blog DetailMay 24, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Eric Fruits, Ph.D.Office: (503) [email protected]…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. and Mia Tiwana Executive Summary In November 2020, Portland…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Next week is National Charter Schools Week. Oregon passed…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok The last two years have made it clear: Oregon parents…
Read Blog DetailFebruary 24, 2022 Senate Committee on EducationOregon State Legislature Re: Support for SB…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Oregon students are now half-way through their third school year…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 23-29 is National School Choice Week, a 50-state celebration…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. COVID-19 disrupted—and may continue to disrupt—in-person learning at many…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Earlier this week, the Michigan Democratic Party’s Facebook account…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. As 2021 is wrapping up, it turns out that…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. Testimony of John A. Charles, Cascade Policy InstituteBefore…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The public school shutdowns have gone too far. Once reserved…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This fall, Oregon children began their third school year since…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. With the retirement of Bob Stacey earlier this month,…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok During the past 18 months, parents have taken a hard…
Read Blog DetailBy Micah Perry In this summer’s Olympic Games, Oregon natives Kim Hill and…
Read Blog DetailBy Stewart Robertson Recently, Governor Kate Brown quietly signed Senate Bill 744. The…
Read Blog DetailState spending per student in public school is $2,000 more than average private…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Learning pods have become a popular solution for parents searching…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. We’ve heard a lot of bad news during the…
Read Blog DetailApril 21, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
Read Blog DetailVia EmailApril 20, 2021 Senate Committee on EducationOregon State Legislature Re: Support for…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran The president of the National Education Association recently said she…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. As Oregon students return to the classrooms, watch out…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Every student deserves access to a quality education. Despite the…
Read Blog DetailVia EmailMarch 11, 2021 Senate Committee on Education Oregon State Legislature Re: Opposition…
Read Blog DetailFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 11, 2021 Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste….
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Helen Doran Every parent knows a solid education prepares…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregonians blame Californians for many of our state’s woes….
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 24-30 is National School Choice Week, the world’s largest…
Read Blog DetailRepurpose money from the Student Success Act to offset the cost to families…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran “What is going on?” That’s what many Oregon parents are…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok A RealClear Opinion poll released at the end of September…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents now find themselves…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On September 21, 2020, Oregon’s Senate heard policy proposals…
Read Blog DetailBy John A. Charles, Jr. The state legislature is seeking policy proposals for…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Doran Oregon guidelines for the 2020 fall semester have been remarkably…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregon public school students are not likely to return…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway Last week, the United States officially surpassed 4 million documented…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway The Oregon Education Association (OEA) recently penned a letter to legislators urging…
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway On March 16, Governor Kate Brown directed Oregon schools to…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 in Espinoza v….
Read Blog DetailBy Cooper Conway George Floyd’s tragic death has led to growing calls for…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok School choice has been increasing in popularity with parents for…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked state and local budgets….
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked education budgets. And, it’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Oregon’s experience with COVID-19 will change the ways students in…
Read Blog DetailBy Rachel Dawson The Oregon nonprofit Cascadia Clusters understands the value of providing…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok If Oregon charter school students can stay at home and…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield When Kendra Espinoza’s husband suddenly left their small family, her…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok and Miranda Bonifield Virginia Walden Ford is a Washington, D.C….
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok January 26-February 1 is National School Choice Week, the world’s…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield In 1926, an Oregon school controversy made it all the…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield Virginia Walden Ford is a mom whose extraordinary sacrifice and…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield Parents know the educational needs of their children are as…
Read Blog DetailBy Helen Cook When did you last hear a child profess his love…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The Portland Association of Teachers declares Oregon has suffered…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This month, the Tennessee legislature passed a new Education Savings…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This month Tennessee enacted a new Education Savings Account (ESA)…
Read Blog DetailBy Eric Fruits, Ph.D. This week, Oregon is facing a one-day teacher strike,…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok This week, the Florida legislature passed a bill that would…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield School choice made a splash in the headlines last month…
Read Blog DetailBy Miranda Bonifield A Portland public school made headlines last week for offering…
Read Blog DetailBy Kathryn Hickok Derrell Bradford has spent his adult life passionately advocating for…
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