Vicki E. Alger is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Senior Fellow and Director of the Women for School Choice Project at the Independent Women’s Forum. She is the author of the Independent book, Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children.
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Posts by Vicki E. Alger
Vicki E. Alger •
Tuesday May 21, 2019 at 9:17 AM PDT
Private schools and independent public charter schools are more productive than district public schools, according to a new report.
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Thursday May 16, 2019 at 2:11 PM PDT
Thousands of Washington, DC public-school students could soon be a whole lot safer at school thanks to new legislation being considered in Congress.
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Friday January 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM PDT
Full and unfettered parental control over the education and upbringing of their children is the ultimate exercise of freedom.
Vicki E. Alger •
Tuesday August 21, 2018 at 1:00 AM PDT
National effort to inform union members of their opt-out rights.
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Wednesday August 1, 2018 at 9:00 AM PDT
Expanding education options through education savings accounts would help students and taxpayers alike.
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Saturday June 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM PDT
Any day now the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the outcome of which will have major implications.
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Tuesday June 5, 2018 at 12:30 PM PDT
A growing number of parents may be voting with their feet this fall by taking advantage of Arizona’s expansive educational choice programs.
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Wednesday March 21, 2018 at 10:16 AM PDT
No parent should have to play “Mother, may I” with the state or federal government to enroll their child in a school they think is safe.
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Monday January 22, 2018 at 9:22 AM PDT
California’s current education system, which largely rations education based on where a child’s parents can afford to live, is a relic of a bygone era.
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Monday November 27, 2017 at 1:28 PM PDT
A provision of the recent House GOP tax plan would allow parents to use up to $10,000 of their 529 college savings plans for K-12 expenses including private school tuition. Parental choice in education is a bedrock Republican principle, and President Trump along with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are leading advocates. Yet even if...
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