Faulkner shares No More Lines vision on WBAL Radio
May 28, 2024
Halli Faulkner, senior legislative drafter, recently joined the Angelette Aviles Show on WBAL Radio to discuss her latest publication, No More Lines: Opening Public Schools to All Families by 2030. The conversation touched on the relevance of the issue of equal access to public schools given the recent 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Faulkner noted that since many public school district boundaries mirror historic redlining maps from the 1930s, children across the country are kept out of a school that would better meet their needs simply because of their family's address.…
WSJ OP-ED: Rural Republicans Shouldn’t Fear School Choice
March 6, 2024
Read the full op-ed on WSJ.com Republicans around the country have made great strides on education freedom in recent years. But in some states—especially Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama—rural Republican politicians have been an obstacle to progress.They’re worried about the politics and the practicality of school choice, but I’m here to tell them they have nothing to worry about and everything to gain.... Fourteen years after I ran for office, I’m more convinced than ever that school choice is the right policy for rural communities. In fact, I now believe school choice is an antidote to rural decline.In the era of…
Understanding Why Families Choose Unconventional Schooling
January 10, 2024
In recent years, a significant shift has occurred in the K-12 educational landscape. Traditional public schools in the US have seen declining enrollment, while unconventional schooling models like microschools and hybrid homeschooling have witnessed a dramatic rise. This change, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, signals a growing demand for alternative educational environments and student-centered, curated experiences. Thomas Arnett's new report, "Families on the New Frontier: Mapping and Meeting the Growing Demand for Unconventional Schooling," published with support from yes. every kid., delves into the reasons behind this shift. The report employs the Jobs to Be Done theory to understand why…
