A Tipping Point for School Choice: Lisa Snell and Clare Mullin on The Education Revolution

"School choice is winning in America, folks," says Reason Foundation's Director of Education Lisa Snell.

At Reason Foundation's annual Reason Weekend, Snell discussed the great progress that's been made in the school choice movement, with charter schools and voucher programs already making incredible improvements in the quality of American education. Clare Mullin, project manager for the Gleason Family Foundation, was also on the panel and talked about the spike in public interest in school choice and the great success of National School Choice Week.
About 24 minutes. Shot by Alex Manning and Paul Detrick; edited by Zach Weissmueller.

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• school choice
• charter schools
• vouchers
• libertarian
• free market
• Reason Magazine
• Lisa Snell
• Clare Mullin
• Gleason Foundation
• Nick Gillespie

[philbelanger2]

It truly is a tragedy that Milton Friedman did not live to see this.

[SBRslacker00]

I can't watch anything that uses Charlie Sheen as a prop anymore. Lameness has hit another low.

[vNorilor]

Wow - what an awesome story ruined by ultra #awkward charlie sheen references. Reason, I love you guys - stop trying so hard to be hip. Ew

[felpaluche]

Choosing school is really a great dilemma. You have to consider all factors around it.

[Wyndilan]

Also, why is choice against teacher unions? Good teachers are the reason those who are pro-choice in schools have the critical thinking skills to be investigating what can make schools better. Divisiveness is not the answer. working together is. Check out what makes a charter school successful. It's the teachers who've designed wonderful curriculum for the students!!!

[Wyndilan]

We need to re-appraise this movement, so the tax payers don't end up paying for new school plants and campuses when we could be using the boarded up school buildings for schools structured like charter schools. this is a massive waste of resources.

[Wyndilan]

Therefore, what needs to be done is for our traditional public schools to design curriculum that fits the needs of the students. Closing down the public schools and abandonning all the resources available leaves the facilities empty and falling apart----instead of utilizing them for a charter type of structure.

[Wyndilan]

The term "private school" doesn't apply to voucher schools or charter schools---both charter and voucher schools get government money. The problem isn't public versus private: it's about curriculum being more student needs designed in both the voucher and the charter schools.

[lrohenaz]

@ioneipp I'm not sure you understand the issue? A voucher program allows the parents to choose the school of their choice, the financing is attached to the kid, not the school district where it disappears. So... yea poor kids get to go to better schools...

[ioneipp]

School choice is not winning. Poor kids cannot go to a good school as they will bring down the good schools. #FAIL

[exstntlstfrtn]

@SBRslacker00 Agreed. It is a shame though...this is actually pretty significant.