Stephanie Simon

Judge rules Louisiana school voucher program unconstitutional

August 22, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

(Reuters) - A state judge on Friday shot down Louisiana's sweeping school voucher program, ruling that the state could not use funds set aside for public education to pay private-school...

Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms

December 25, 2018 at 1:04 p.m.

(Reuters) - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush soared to rock star status in the education world on the strength of a chart. A simple graph, it tracked fourth-grade reading scores....

Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms

August 23, 2021 at 11:37 p.m.

(Reuters) - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush soared to rock star status in the education world on the strength of a chart. A simple graph, it tracked fourth-grade reading scores....

Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms

August 22, 2019 at 12:13 p.m.

(Reuters) - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush soared to rock star status in the education world on the strength of a chart. A simple graph, it tracked fourth-grade reading scores....

Writing bills, finding funds: Bush’s foundation at work

August 22, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

(Reuters) - Soon after leaving office in 2007, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush launched the Foundation for Excellence in Education to "ignite a movement of reform, state by state." A...

Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms

August 22, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

(Reuters) - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush soared to rock star status in the education world on the strength of a chart. A simple graph, it tracked fourth-grade reading scores....

Should this school be saved? The fight over Chicago’s Dyett High

August 22, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - By just about any definition, Walter H. Dyett High School has failed. Just 10 percent can pass the state math exam; barely one in six is proficient...

Teachers unions notch big wins on state education votes

August 23, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.

(Reuters) - Teachers unions won several big victories in both red and blue states Tuesday, overturning laws that would have eliminated tenure in Idaho and South Dakota, defeating a threat...

Teachers unions notch big wins on state education votes

August 23, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.

(Reuters) - Teachers unions won several big victories in both red and blue states Tuesday, overturning laws that would have eliminated tenure in Idaho and South Dakota, defeating a threat...

Teachers unions notch big wins on state education votes

August 22, 2019 at 11:45 a.m.

(Reuters) - Teachers unions won several big victories in both red and blue states Tuesday, overturning laws that would have eliminated tenure in Idaho and South Dakota, defeating a threat...

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