Setting the record straight on collective bargaining
This morning, the House Finance Subcommittee voted 7-6 to pass HB130, the bill to limit collective bargaining by teachers’ unions. Speaker Beth Harwell used her prerogative to cast the tie-breaking...
View ArticleTCPR discusses education reform
The Heartland Institute’s School Reform News talks with Ryan Turbeville, policy & outreach coordinator for the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, about recent education reforms adopted in...
View ArticleOnline learning and education reform
TNReport.com recaps a recent event held by Beacon that covered the importance of online learning in Tennessee. Read the entire story here. If you are interested in attending future events like this, be...
View ArticleSurvey suggests need for more school choice
Today’s Tennessean publishes an article by Beacon CEO Justin Owen and Friedman Foundation CEO Robert Enlow about school choice. The two talk about what the result of a recent poll sponsored by the...
View ArticleFamilies should have school choice options
Beacon CEO Justin Owen and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s Robert Enlow pen an article in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel on why families in our state should have more school choice...
View ArticleSchool choice debate heats up in Tennessee
Channel 4 News covers the growing momentum for bringing a school choice program to Tennessee, which would allow parents to choose where to send their kids to school. The TV station interviewed Beacon...
View ArticleVouchers are for kids’ benefit
In a response to a recent column by the Tennessean‘s Gail Kerr that was critical of school choice, Beacon CEO Justin Owen submitted the following letter to the editor. An edited version appeared in...
View ArticleBeacon, Friedman launch “Choose Me, Tennessee”
To help communicate the benefits of school choice to Tennessee families, the Beacon Center and Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice have launched a new website called ChooseMeTennessee.com....
View ArticleThe Choice is Ours: Empowering Families through Opportunity Scholarships
NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released a new publication highlighting the school choice stories of families across the state. The report, The Choice is Ours, tells how opportunity...
View ArticleWashington Free Beacon covers school choice movement
The Washington Free Beacon, a national online publication, covers recent advancements of school choice efforts in both Alabama and Tennessee. The publication gets Beacon CEO Justin Owen’s reaction to...
View ArticleWhen is no law better than a weak law?
In a Choice Media “Ed Reform Minute” podcast, Beacon Center Director of Policy Trey Moore explains why Beacon had concerns with – and ultimately could not support – Gov. Haslam’s limited, failing...
View ArticleFollowing the Money: A Tennessee Education Spending Primer
Beacon Center report analyzes how many tax dollars go into the classroom NASHVILLE – A new study released today analyzes taxpayer spending on public education in Tennessee. In the study, the Beacon...
View ArticleEducation funds not being spent wisely
The op-ed below by Justin Owen, Benjamin Clark, and Alexandria Gilbert outlines the findings of Beacon’s new education spending study. This article originally appeared in Wednesday’s Tennessean. A...
View ArticleABC 24 Memphis features Beacon spending study
Beacon CEO Justin Owen sits down with ABC 24 in Memphis to discuss troubling trends found in our recent education spending study. Watch the full interview here. Related posts:Following the Money: A...
View ArticleFamilies should have school choice options
Beacon CEO Justin Owen and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice’s Robert Enlow pen an article in today’s Knoxville News Sentinel on why families in our state should have more school choice...
View ArticleSchool choice debate heats up in Tennessee
Channel 4 News covers the growing momentum for bringing a school choice program to Tennessee, which would allow parents to choose where to send their kids to school. The TV station interviewed Beacon...
View ArticleVouchers are for kids’ benefit
In a response to a recent column by the Tennessean‘s Gail Kerr that was critical of school choice, Beacon CEO Justin Owen submitted the following letter to the editor. An edited version appeared in...
View ArticleBeacon, Friedman launch “Choose Me, Tennessee”
To help communicate the benefits of school choice to Tennessee families, the Beacon Center and Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice have launched a new website called ChooseMeTennessee.com....
View ArticleThe Choice is Ours: Empowering Families through Opportunity Scholarships
NASHVILLE – The Beacon Center of Tennessee today released a new publication highlighting the school choice stories of families across the state. The report, The Choice is Ours, tells how opportunity...
View ArticleWashington Free Beacon covers school choice movement
The Washington Free Beacon, a national online publication, covers recent advancements of school choice efforts in both Alabama and Tennessee. The publication gets Beacon CEO Justin Owen’s reaction to...
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