 Dear reader:
I spent much of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend respectfully listening to and learning about the latest research on school choice, which can encompass everything from charter schools and vouchers to home-schooling. At the International School Choice and Reform Conference, scholars from all over the world presented interesting findings that will be helpful to our work and to our independent thinking.
Education can be a volatile, politically divisive topic, generating both disagreement and vitriol. After all, it’s really about children. I invite you to read and share our balanced coverage. We welcome op-eds, the latest research, story ideas and differing views on the issues. This week, we take you to Lost Hills, California, where a charter school is changing the lives and trajectories of farm workers’ children and upending a community’s expectations – via education.
Liz Willen, Editor
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