Posts Tagged ‘charter schools’

The Choice is Ours: Empowering Families through Opportunity Scholarships

The Choice is Ours: Empowering Families through Opportunity Scholarships
NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released a new publication highlighting the school choice stories of families across the state. The report, The Choice is Ours, tells how opportunity scholarships have empowered two Tennessee mothers to obtain a top-notch education for their sons. It...
February 25th, 2013 | Feature, Policy | Read More

School choice debate heats up in Tennessee

Channel 4 News covers the growing momentum for bringing a school choice program to Tennessee, which would allow parents to choose where to send their kids to school. The TV station interviewed Beacon CEO Justin Owen about the benefits of such a program. “Every child is different, and it’s...
August 19th, 2012 | Recent News | Read More

New poll: Tennesseans support school choice

New poll: Tennesseans support school choice
June 5, 2012 NASHVILLE—Nearly 60 percent of Tennessee voters support school vouchers, or opportunity scholarships, according to a survey released today by the Beacon Center of Tennessee and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. This comes as a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam meets...
June 15th, 2012 | Feature, Policy | Read More

Survey suggests need for more school choice

Today’s Tennessean publishes an article by Beacon CEO Justin Owen and Friedman Foundation CEO Robert Enlow about school choice. The two talk about what the result of a recent poll sponsored by the organizations means for parental choice in education for Tennessee families. Read the entire article...
June 5th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More

Failure is an option

Law Clerk with the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Will Hines discusses how the recent failure of a Tennessee charter school will actually benefit the charter system, and ultimately improve Tennessee education. This article originally appeared in The Nashville City Paper on July 26. by Will Hines On...
July 28th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

POSTPONED: July 30 School Choice Event

In honor of the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day The Tennessee Center for Policy Research invites you to attend A Breakfast Discussion on School Choice With guest speaker Sen. Jack Johnson Breakfast will be served 7:30 am to 9:00 am Friday, July 30th The office of TCPR 200 4th Avenue, Suite 625 Nashville,...
June 17th, 2010 | Events | Read More

Possible Charter School Expansion Coming to Nashville

According to a story in the Nashville City Paper, six groups have applied to establish charter schools in Metro Nashville. This is the first round of applications since the state legislature changed the charter school laws to allow for more students and more schools. Metro currently has just five charter...
November 6th, 2009 | Recent News | Read More

Cyber Charters in the Volunteer State

By Shaka Mitchell NASHVILLE – Report shows that cyber charter schools would give meaningful education options to parents throughout Tennessee, especially the thousands living in rural areas. To read the full report click HERE.
October 30th, 2005 | Policy | Read More

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