As your new adult prepares to navigate the endless maze of life-long decisions and consequences from school to the workforce, you’re there to help and guide them. One way to do this is by making sure that they thoughtfully consider all of their options with an open mind. This includes examining the pros and cons
You’ve read the financial blogs and listened to the money-saving podcasts. You’ve learned from your own mistakes and acknowledged where you went wrong. You’ve talked to your kids about financial literacy and tried communicating your wisdom and experience, but are you getting through? Grappling with financial literacy in a world gone electronic is challenging. Financial
Rural schools are often tiny—sometimes with only a dozen students per school—but they produce some of the most brilliant kids in America. Do small classrooms and close-knit communities offer something big public schools could never offer? Our guest today, Robert Mitchell, is a rural school teacher and college professor. In his small Colorado school,
Are accessible school choice options actually practical? Or, for that matter, even possible? Jenny Clark is—first and foremost—a mom. But she’s also the founder of Love Your School, a non-profit in Arizona that empowers parents and educators to make choices about the education plan that works for them and their kids. Today on The
Want to claim your place as the one responsible for your kid’s education? Charter schools help you do that. Today on The State of Education with Melvin Adams, we’re once again talking with Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Nina has had a lot of experience in education, but
What’s a charter school? And are charters really as great as they’re chalked up to be? In order to have accountability in a school, you must connect with families. That’s why Nina Rees sees charter schools as a step towards restoring quality education in America: charter schools offer parents a chance to keep schools
This past weekend, Noah Webster Educational Foundation (NWEF) hosted a professional development summit for Virginia school board members with conservative values, which featured notable speakers like Governor Glenn Youngkin. Over 50 school board members and candidates from across Virginia gathered on March 3-4 to learn how to best represent their constituents from several education advocates
Teaching your children financial responsibility can be a difficult task. Where do you even begin? How young should you start? What are the best strategies? Forbes Advisor notes that “plenty of parents aren’t helping their kids become financially literate. T. Rowe Price’s 11th Annual Parents, Kids & Money Survey found that nearly half of parents
Today we’re continuing our school choice series with (you guessed it!) a deep-dive into school vouchers. Be sure to check out our earlier installments, including this giant list of American school options and this in-depth explanation of ESAs. School vouchers have been the topic of many recent news stories and controversies. Many bills are
When it comes to terms like “tax credit,” “ESAs,” and “school vouchers,” things get a little ambiguous. Not to mention plain confusing! We know all these terms have to do with school choice, but what exactly do they mean? We know there are school choice laws that allow us to choose schools and receive
