Government
Sen. Scott encourages governors to opt into federal school choice program(The Daily Signal) – In a letter to the National Governors Association, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has called on the governors of every state to opt into the new… Read More
Government
Iowa school choice program goes fully universal, approves nearly 44,000 scholarshipsSchool choice is booming in Iowa as the program is now fully universal. The state’s education savings account (ESA) program has grown over 50% in just… Read More
Courts
Free speech triumph for school choice advocate in federal caseA school choice advocate has won a federal free speech case against a Kentucky school district that banned him from its official Facebook page after he… Read More
Government
School choice booming in New Hampshire after program becomes universalNew Hampshire’s universal school choice program is processing thousands of applications since Gov. Kelly Ayotte removed the income cap in June for the Education Freedom Account… Read More
Government
Vermont restricts school choice, making private schools ‘guaranteed losers’A new Vermont law is limiting places where families can use public tuition dollars, and private schools are paying the price. After Gov. Phil Scott signed H. 454, now known… Read More
Government
National school choice program begins path to 2027 launch under ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’As the dust settles after the July 4 signing of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” experts are examining exactly what the national school choice portion of the bill stipulates. The… Read More
Government
Florida enacts multiple laws expanding school choiceThree new pro-school choice laws are now in effect in Florida. HB 1105, HB 443 and SB 248, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, took effect July… Read More
Government
South Carolina school choice program fills 10,000 slots ahead of fall launchSouth Carolina’s renewed school choice program is off to a robust start, with the 10,000 slots available this fall already filled – more than triple last year’s enrollment. The Palmetto… Read More
Opinion
Guy Ciarrocchi: Bribing poor families to stay in schools that don’t work!(Broad + Liberty) – Yes, the headline is correct. Another public school district is bribing poor families to transfer back to the very schools that they transferred the children from. Read More
Homeschools
New report: homeschooling is growing and becoming more diverseA new report highlights both the expansion of homeschooling since the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing diversity of families participating in it. “Homeschool participation has grown dramatically in recent years… Read More
Government
Alabama launches school choice programStarting this month, about 23,000 students in Alabama will begin receiving scholarship funds to pay for private school or homeschooling expenses. The CHOOSE Act, signed… Read More
Public Education
Public schools down more than 1 million students since COVID; biggest losses in blue statesPublic schools have lost more than 1 million students since the COVID-19 pandemic, new data show, with the steepest declines in blue states that lack school choice. Hawaii, Mississippi, Oregon,… Read More
Homeschools
Real faces of school choice: Empowering homeschool families to learnA former public school teacher turned homeschooling mom is transforming her children’s education with the help of state-funded education savings accounts. Paula Bean taught public school for two years before… Read More
Courts
Wyoming judge grants parents’ motion to intervene in school choice lawsuitA district court judge has permitted two families to join the legal defense of Wyoming’s first-ever school choice program. After a June 27 hearing, District Judge Peter Froelicher granted a… Read More
Opinion
Lawyer’s argument against school choice falls apart under scrutinyArguments against school choice by a lawyer with a special needs son don’t hold up once the facts are considered. Jennifer Coco, who formerly worked for the Southern Poverty Law… Read More
Christian Schools
New Arkansas private school credits school choice program for successful launchA new private school is opening in southeast Arkansas this fall, which founders say wouldn’t be possible without the state’s Education Freedom Account. Star City Christian Academy will welcome its… Read More
Government
Senate parliamentarian rules national school choice out of budget billEarly Friday, the Senate parliamentarian advised that a national school choice tax credit program would require 60 votes if it is included in the “one, big beautiful” budget bill. Elizabeth… Read More
Courts
Ohio to appeal court ruling against school choice programOhio will act swiftly to appeal a court decision declaring its school choice program unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports. The program will be allowed to continue… Read More
Public Education
School choice critics ignore inequality ‘baked into’ public schools, expert saysThe common claim that popular school choice programs will exacerbate inequality fails to account for the inequality already “baked into the government school system.” That is according to Dr. Corey… Read More
Government
DeSantis expected to sign bill allowing charters to share public school facilitiesFlorida’s leadership in educational freedom took another step forward this week when lawmakers passed a bill allowing charter schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public school buildings. Republicans advanced the measure… Read More