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Louisiana lawmakers could explore implementing an ESA program(The Center Square) – Louisiana education officials could soon begin exploring how to implement an education savings account program students can use to attend private schools, or for other… Read More
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TN Gov. Lee signs Tennessee ESA voucher expansion to Chattanooga area(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Friday that expands the state’s pilot educational savings account program to Hamilton County, which includes… Read More
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Tennessee education will be led by new school choice advocate(The Center Square) – As Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee prepares to finalize a decision to sign legislation to expand the state’s educational savings account program, the state is about… Read More
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Black leaders call on Texas House to empower parents, pass school choice measures(The Center Square) – At a parental empowerment event in Houston, Texas, Dr. Richard Johnson, director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined… Read More
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Abbott pushes back against protester disrupting parental empowerment event(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded this week to a protestor who disrupted a parental empowerment event at the ROCK Church in Houston, Texas, saying protestors… Read More
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Governor signs school choice bill into law in South CarolinaSouth Carolina just joined the growing ranks of states making public money portable to help parents and students have more choices in K-12 education.On Thursday, Republican Gov. Henry… Read More
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Stalemate continues over Oklahoma education bills(The Center Square) – A bill providing school choice tax credits for parents sits in the House of Representatives, and that’s where it will stay until the Senate… Read More
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The school choice momentum continues nationwide(Daily Signal) – Education choice is on the march.So far this year, four states have enacted education choice policies that will be available to all K-12 students. … Read More
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‘Putting kids first’ legislation clears education committee(The Center Square) – Bills to expand educational options for North Carolina families moved forward in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesday, clearing a key panel ahead… Read More
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Poll finds most Illinois residents support school choice(The Center Square) – More than six out of every 10 Illinois voters support a system that includes school choice, with nearly 70% of all parents polled in… Read More
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Kansas lawmakers make second effort for school choiceLawmakers in the Kansas Senate are working on a plan to revive a school choice plan under a new effort which would also increase public school funding in the… Read More
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School choice: Tuesday date for three pivotal North Carolina bills(The Center Square) – With an estimated 77,000 on charter school waiting lists, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesday will consider several bills designed to… Read More
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Charter school student with 4.98 GPA credits God, parents after being accepted to over 170 colleges(Daily Caller) – A 16-year-old high school student in New Orleans has credited God and his parents for his academic success which has earned him more than $9 million… Read More
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Texas Senate approves ban on college, university faculty tenure(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill to ban higher education institutions in Texas from implementing tenure, a lifetime contract, with employees. The bill… Read More
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Oklahoma lawmaker says Senate will not be bullied as it passes school choice bill(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Senate passed an amended school choice bill late Thursday as it continues its showdown with the House and Gov. Kevin Stitt. Read More
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Alabama could enact education savings account program similar to Mississippi’s(The Center Square) – Alabama could create an education scholarship account program if a bill in the state House becomes law.House Bill 334, authored by Rep. Danny Garrett,… Read More
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Louisiana House Education Committee approves several school choice bills(The Center Square) – Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would expand school choice options for families, and prohibit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity with students.The… Read More
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Burgum’s veto denies parents educational choices, group says(The Center Square) – Advocates for a school choice bill the governor shot down say North Dakota parents are left lacking educational choices for their children. Read More
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Texas House passes major education bills(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed two major education bills on Wednesday that address teacher recruitment and retention and revises funding mechanisms. A third education bill that… Read More
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Oklahoma House approves governor’s school choice plan, teacher raisesOklahoma passed two pieces of legislation Wednesday that together would create the state’s first education choice plan.HB 1935,a parental choice tax credit, passed the Oklahoma House 73-12, according… Read More