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President elect Trump appoints school choice and common core advocate Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. Will school choice help or further hinder educational opportunities for American students? Do we have enough vouchers for all of the disadvantages students in our public schools?

Trump Chooses Betsy DeVos For Education Secretary The Michigan activist and philanthropist is a strong advocate for school choice and vouchers.

Interesting article on Transgender rights. Who should be able to decide on transgenger bathrooms? Is this a Civil Rights and privacy issue?

Supreme Court Will Hear Transgender Bathroom Case A Virginia school district wants to ban a transgender teen from using the boys' bathroom. David Greene speaks to attorneys Kyle Duncan and Josh Block, central players in what could be a landmark case.

Restorative Discipline Makes Huge Impact in Texas Schools The results speak for themselves: In-school suspensions at piloted schools dropped by 70 percent. Out-of-school suspensions dropped by 77 percent.

We wanted to let you know about a new PEEP blog by Stephen Worthington and Kendra Taylor about charter school discipline rates. It discusses a recent report by the Civil Rights Project on the topic, covers segregation in top-suspending charters in PA, and how ESSA may factor into these trends. Please check it out and share with others: http://sites.psu.edu/peep/2016/04/04/charter-schools-discipline-and-segregation-will-essa-do-enough-by-stephen-worthington-and-kendra-taylor/

Charter Schools, Discipline and Segregation: Will ESSA do Enough? By Stephen Worthington and... Charter Schools, Discipline and Segregation: Will ESSA do Enough? By Stephen Worthington and Kendra Taylor April 4, 2016 by kat5123 Leave a Comment In a first-of-its kind report, the Civil Rights Project at the University of California—Los Angeles shows that charter schools across the country suspen…