Courts
Ohio appeals court threatens school choice scholarships, but proponents confident in state’s highest courtAn Ohio district court of appeals ruled Thursday that the state’s decades-old school choice programs are unconstitutional, a decision that would end education scholarships for hundreds of thousands of… Read More
Public Education
80% of public school students live in states with weak open enrollment laws, study findsA new Reason Foundation study shows wide differences in K-12 public school open enrollment policies across the country, with 80% of public school… Read More
Public Education
42 million married couples could claim new $3,400 tax credit, potentially funding millions of school choice scholarshipsMore than 42 million married couples could claim the full $3,400 through the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), potentially adding billions of dollars to school choice scholarships, a new… Read More
Public Education
New York defies teachers’ unions, will participate in Trump’s school choice programNew York’s Democrat governor has opted the state into President Donald Trump’s federal school choice program, arguing that even public schools will benefit. “I’m not going to… Read More
Public Education
Expanding educational freedom: School choice allows families to mix and match school environments, research showsIn the past, choosing a K-12 school seemed like a binary choice: public or private. But now, American families aren’t just exercising school choice to attend charter,… Read More
Public Education
‘Put students ahead of systems’: Wisconsin policy experts tackle state’s stagnant K-12 educationAs public school enrollment continues to decline, Wisconsin’s education reformers are promoting practical changes to improve public and private education alike. The Wisconsin Institute for Law &… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows New Mexico voters side with school choice across party linesNew Mexico voters prefer candidates who support school choice, according to a new poll. “Given a straight choice between a candidate who believes parents should be able… Read More
Public Education
Glenn Youngkin touts federal school choice, Republicans’ ‘winning education strategy’Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is advocating for education reform nationwide and urging current Democratic governors to opt into school choice. In an interview… Read More
Politics
School choice on the ballot? Education becomes flashpoint in heated Texas governor’s raceEducation is a top issue in a heated race for Texas governor, with one expert warning that Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa is “an enemy of school choice” who could… Read More
Christian Schools
Schoolbox: Startup program for Christian schools nears 30,000 studentsA nationwide program that helps people launch Christian schools is serving over 27,000 students this school year and is expected to continue growing. The… Read More
Government
Treasury releases guidelines for federal school choice tax credit, urging states to opt inThe U.S. Treasury Department released long-awaited guidelines for the federal school choice tax credit Thursday, drawing praise from education freedom advocates and renewed calls for undecided states to opt… Read More
Christian Schools
Texas mother of dyslexic children praises school choice for providing alternative education opportunitiesRenee Evans, who has three children with dyslexia, credits school choice with helping them obtain the education they need. Evans placed her children in… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina school choice advocates push back after incomplete test resultsSchool choice advocates are defending South Carolina’s nascent program after it was criticized for incomplete testing data. The state Department of Education had intended to present data… Read More
Public Education
‘Win-win solution’: School choice tax credit frees up more than $70 million for Oklahoma public schoolsSchool choice benefits thousands of students in Oklahoma, but it also helps public schools. According to an article by Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of… Read More
Public Education
School choice isn’t to blame for public school closures, study findsAs school choice has grown in popularity, its opponents have been quick to blame it for public school closures. In 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center argued… Read More
Opinion
The fix for special-needs education is more choice, not lessAs school choice becomes undeniably popular, exceeding 1.5 million students nationwide, the education establishment is scrounging for sticks to beat it with. One dubious criticism is that… Read More
Public Education
1619 Project founder says she ‘failed’ daughter by choosing public schoolsNikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the 1619 Project, which argues that America was founded on racism and white privilege, is now admitting she “failed” her daughter by sending her to… Read More
Public Education
NY Gov. Hochul defies union bosses, doubles down on school choiceNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul has reaffirmed her support for Trump’s federal school choice program despite teachers’ unions pressuring her to opt out. In May, Hochul… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Jan Tjomsland teaches students to do ‘work worthy of kings’Mathematics has a worldview, according to high school teacher Jan Tjomsland. She explained how numbers, shapes and measurements began as a study of philosophy, which used systematic concepts… Read More
Culture
Jewish education advocates launch new school choice coalition in response to Education Freedom Tax CreditAdvocates for Jewish education are creating a coalition to take advantage of President Trump’s new federal school choice program. The Opportunity Fund for Jewish… Read More