Public Education
Florida charter and school choice summit hits record attendanceA charter school and school choice conference hosted by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) set a new attendance record, welcoming 1,300 attendees and exhibitors. Read More
Government
Senate Republican introduces bill to end Department of EducationSenator Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, has introduced a bill to terminate the federal Department of Education (DOE) and redistribute its funding directly to the states. Read More
School Choice
School choice advocates praise Trump’s education pick(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump has named Linda McMahon to lead the U.S. Department of Education, and school choice advocates were quick to praise the pick.McMahon,… Read More
Public Education
NC Legislature empties school choice waitlist as it overrides Democrat governor’s vetoAnother 54,000 students will join North Carolina’s school choice program after the state Legislature overrode Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto this week on funding for it. The Republicans… Read More
Government
NC Republicans make final push to fully fund school choiceThe North Carolina Legislature is making one final push to fully fund school choice before Republicans lose their supermajority. North Carolina’s wildly popular Opportunity… Read More
Public Education
Money, language and voter fatigue: Why school choice is still winning after ballot measures failAlthough ballot measures promoting school choice lost in three states last week, there’s more to consider about why than first meets the eye. That’s according to Michael McShane,… Read More
School Choice
National school choice on the agenda following Trump’s big win(The Heartlander) — School choice measures didn’t pass in three states Tuesday, but that may be irrelevant following Donald Trump’s election as president.Trump, who won… Read More
Public Education
Campaign against school choice effective in election, but families still want itSupport for school choice has skyrocketed across the nation in the last few years, but three school choice measures on Tuesday’s ballot failed to pass. Millions of dollars… Read More
Public Education
There’s more to universal school choice than eligibility, expert saysThe school choice movement joyfully declared 2023 the “year of universal choice,” but more can be done to make choice truly universal. That’s according to… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district officials dodge questions on possible state law violation on student restroom usage(The Sentinel) – Questions following multiple reports from parents who say Mission Trail Middle School officials in Olathe, Kansas, are allowing a biological girl to use the boys’ restroom… Read More