MILWAUKEE — High school dropouts earn less, contribute less to the tax base, and are more likely to go to prison — sobering facts that underscore the importance of a new study showing that the graduation rate for students in Milwaukee’s 20-year-old school choice program was 18 percent higher than for students in the Milwaukee [...]
Minneapolis, MN, December 17, 2009 – The Pohlad family today announced a major commitment to keeping urban Catholic elementary schools affordable for young people from economically-disadvantaged families. Through the Minneapolis Foundation and the Catholic Community Foundation, a total of $1 million in tuition assistance will be distributed to nineteen Catholic schools for use during the [...]
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State has published its 2009-2010 Minnesota Legislative Manual – Student Edition. It is currently posted online at: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1557.
The Student Edition is a publication that offers young people a wealth of information about our state, our government and elected officials. This most recent edition is a resource of facts [...]
Court’s Stance a Big Victory for Disadvantaged Children
Washington, DC – Arizona’s Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit Program is constitutional, the Arizona Supreme Court indicated in a decision yesterday. The Alliance for School Choice and Advocates for School Choice applauded the Arizona Supreme Court’s action, which denied a request to hear an appeal of the March [...]
The private school community has been eagerly awaiting the release of details regarding the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund, especially to see whether the U.S. Department of Education would allow the program to include non-profit organizations serving a consortium of religious and independent schools. When the department released today an advance notice of priorities [...]
The Third Annual Midwest Catholic Conference Education Meeting took place July 9-10, 2009 at the Michigan Catholic Conference offices in Lansing, Michigan. In attendance were 23 participants, presenters and guests who discussed a wide range of topics including early childhood learning, charter schools, parental choice in education, special education and marketing strategies. Representing the Minnesota [...]
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