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Promote School Choice – The late John Walton stated that children of low income parents are getting a raw deal when it comes to education. He devoted much of his time and treasure to promoting school choice. This section of the website is dedicated to him.

US now lags behind Poland in educational performance

Finland and Sweden succeed through dramatic school choice policies, American schools are still dominated by the "education industrial complex." MORE.... MORE...

1.5 million homeschoolers save taxpayers as much as $10 billion a year

96% of Americans underestimate teacher salaries and per pupil spending and demand the greatest increases

Blackstone's Schwartzman says the non-union Catholic school model graduation rates would "dramatically increase the effectiveness" of the United States if extended

Breakdown of nuclear family = Increased educational problems in America?

Charter school laws have better chance of passing in districts with higher percentages of Hispanic, African American, and college-educated residents

Charter schools pass 1MM student enrollments...is it time to replace urban public school districts?

Colorado Senate President, Peter Groff (D), fights teachers unions and his own party on education

Congress may end D.C. School Choice

Euro schools display heavy anti-capitalist bias

In Washington, DC and New Orleans successful charter school programs are falling victim to party politics

Leading educational expert asks: What if it's the kids and not the teachers who are failing?

New Homeland Security H.S. trains next generation of First Responders

New Orleans sees drastic education improvements with greater than 1 in 2 students enrolled in charter schools

New privately funded charter school to open this fall in downtown Detroit could be first of many to turn around the city

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