Government
10 states ‘medal’ in latest school choice rankingsEdChoice’s latest education freedom rankings awarded 10 states gold, silver or bronze status. The Friedman Index, named for EdChoice founders Milton and Rose Friedman, “is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand measure of the availability of… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island public schools overspend tax dollars, underdeliver on academicsA new report says Rhode Island is wasting taxpayer dollars on a public school system failing in student learning. A brand-new analysis from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure… Read More
Public Education
Vociferous school choice opponent urges states to join new federal school choice program, calls opposition ‘mostly political’In what could represent a seismic shift in the nation’s education environment, one of school choice’s most vociferous opponents is urging states to opt in to the new federal… Read More
Public Education
Democrats ‘act as if school choice is the bubonic plague,’ former Trump adviser says“Why are Democrats and their teachers’ union masters trying to shoot down parental choice in education even when we now have so many examples of these programs working?” asks Stephen… Read More
Public Education
Arizona constitutional amendment designed to protect school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona voters will get to vote on a constitutional amendment to protect military families who rely on the state’s school choice program. State lawmakers… Read More
Government
Rhode Island poised to pass charter school moratorium despite voter oppositionThe Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a bill stifling charter schools, despite their popularity with families and educators. Democrat-sponsored H7415 was approved by both chambers… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Shapiro Abandoning 30,000 children as PA democrats push to strip school choice(The Daily Signal) – Pennsylvania Democrats rushed anti-school choice legislation Tuesday, bypassing regular order and sneaking up on Republicans. They aim to strip 30,000 children… Read More
Government
Report finds no evidence of fraud in Arkansas’s universal school choice programArkansas’s universal school choice program has been declared fraud-free, refuting allegations it is filled with “rampant fraud, waste, and abuse.” A brand-new analysis, published by conservative think tank Opportunity Arkansas, found the state’s… Read More
Public Education
States that spend less, have school choice, graduate more students, report findsSpending more on public schools appears to have little correlation with higher graduation rates, new research shows. Business Insider’s rankings of the 50 states’ graduation… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Texas parents rate private schools higher than publicParents are far more likely to approve private school education than public school education, according to a recent poll from Texas Southern University. Read More