Podcast appearances and mentions of vicki alger

Vicki Alger of Independent Institute says Military families are being denied educational freedom at home. Lack of school choice is tough on military families because they can't vote with their feet. Education savings account is the best solution because the money follows the student. Families are more satisfied when they have school choice.

In this episode of our Big Ideas series, Vicki Alger discusses her co-authored book, "Child Safety Accounts: Combating Student Bullying and School Violence by Empowering Parents." She goes in-depth on subjects related to student bullying, teacher bullying, sexual misconduct and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Rod Arquette Show w/ Jason Chaffetz – Tuesday, June 11, 20194:05 pm: Vicki Alger, Senior Fellow with the Independent Women’s Forum, joins the program for a conversation about the 10th anniversary of Common Core.Is America’s education worse off than before?4:35 pm: Mark DeYoung, CEO of Hunter Nation, joins the program for a conversation about the preservation of hunting and conservation in Utah5:05 pm: Jason will discuss women in politics with political consultant Adrielle Herring and Mapleton City Council candidate Leslie Jones5:35 pm: Thomas Wright, a member of the Republican National Committee and former chair of the Utah GOP, joins the show for a conversation about “Patriot Pass”, which will be used to cultivate online donations. It’s the GOP’s answer to the Democrat party’s ActBlue6:05 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins the show to discuss how the Fed may have to drop interest rates to kick-start May’s lackluster employment growth6:35 pm: Heritage Foundation Sr. Legal Fellow John Malcolm joins the show to discuss his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee regarding impeachment procedure

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Monday, April 29, 20194:20 pm: Vicki Alger, a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute, joins the program to discuss whether it is time to close the federal Department of Education given its consistent financial mismanagement of K-12 programs5:05 pm: BYU’s Valedictorian comes out as gay during his commencement speech. Are these announcements of sexual preference really necessary? Rod will take your calls at 888-570-80106:05 pm: Representative Adam Robertson joins the show to discuss the implementation into law of House Bill 294 which, beginning next year, will double the length of time a Utah driver’s license is valid from four years to eight6:20 pm: Rachel Bovard, Senior Director of Policy at the Conservative Partnership institute joins Rod to discuss the border crisis that even the liberal New York Times admitted “may have reached a breaking point”6:35 pm: This week Rod will interview each of the four candidates running to replace Rob Anderson as chair of the Utah GOP, beginning today with Derek Brown. The election takes place Saturday at the Utah GOP State Organizing Convention

Ashley Carter, Coalitions Director at the Independent Women's Forum, talks with Vicki Alger, IWF Senior Fellow, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California, and author of the book Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children, about the future of school choice. Ashley and Vicki discuss putting the real experts back in charge of education -- those experts being parents.

IWF's Ashley Carter interviews IWF senior fellow Vicki Alger on universal preschool. They will discuss some of the benefits and downsides of government-run preschool.

IWF's Ashley Carter sits down with Vicki Alger to discuss the Dept. Of Educaton and the need for education reform. Vicki Alger is a senior fellow at the Indpendent Women's Forum and a research fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. She is also a fellow at the Fraser Institute, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is also President and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. . They also discuss her new book from the Independent Institute: Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children.