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… Read More
Politics
‘School choice is not the enemy,’ says Charter advocate in Juneteenth messageTrue freedom must include the freedom to choose a quality education, says New York charter school advocate Dr. Paul Miller. In a Juneteenth-themed op-ed… Read More
Public Education
Kansas allows three years of unlawful behavior before labeling schools ‘persistently dangerous’(The Sentinel) – A May 7th letter from the U. S. Department of Education to Kansas school officials has dusted off a decades-long, but neglected regulation allowing… Read More
Culture
School choice states top latest ‘Parent Power!’ rankingsStates with school choice lead an annual measure of the freedom parents have to find the right school for their children. The Parent Power! Index, published… Read More
Government
Senate includes school choice in ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill draftA national school choice plan is moving forward after a Senate committee included it in a draft of its “big, beautiful” budget bill. The Senate Finance Committee released… Read More
Government
Charter school leader blasts Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed charter funding cutsPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is under fire yet again for opposing school choice. In 2022, Shapiro campaigned on a promise to create a private… Read More
Government
Orthodox Jews campaign to push Senate for $10B school choice billAn association of Orthodox Jews is launching a national campaign to encourage the Senate to pass national school choice legislation and double the bill’s maximum funding amount. The… Read More
Courts
Watch: Wisconsin Lutheran school wins $30,000 school choice appeal to aid special education studentsSt. Paul’s Lutheran School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has won a legal appeal after the state attempted to deny more than $30,000 in school choice scholarship funding for three special… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina saves $10M on school choice as participation surges to 80,000Most school choice participants this year in North Carolina were already enrolled in private school, but the state still saved $10 million by supporting private school choice, according to… Read More
Government
Louisiana Legislature budget plan nixes school choice expansionThousands of Louisiana students will have to wait for school choice scholarships if the state Legislature’s budget becomes law. The $49 billion spending plan, which passed by a… Read More
School Choice
Students in every state could participate in school choice with passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’(The Center Square) – If passed as expected, the Educational Choice for Children Act will open up school choice across the U.S., with the amount of students benefiting from… Read More
Government
K-12 education is thriving in Florida, where half of students don’t attend their local public schoolFlorida has reached a tipping point: More than half of K-12 students in America’s third-largest state are educated outside their local, conventional public school. The Sunshine State… Read More
Public Education
More parents insist on finding the right environment for their children, report saysSchool choice surged during COVID-19 and shows no signs of slowing down, a newly released study shows. The study, published by education… Read More
Government
New Hampshire governor signs school choice expansionNew Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a universal school choice expansion bill into law Tuesday, making it the 18th state – and the 17th in the last four… Read More
Public Education
School choice benefits families of all races and backgrounds, education expert saysA new article by a University of South Carolina professor attempts to paint school choice as an instrument of segregation and other maladies, but history and evidence suggest otherwise. Read More
Public Education
Open enrollment study highlights value of school choice, erosion of local school controlThe success of open enrollment shows parents value educational choice and signals the weakening of the local school monopoly, data from a new study suggests. Read More
Government
As school choice grows, advocates champion trust in parents over red tapeSchool choice growth is good, but more regulation is not the answer, according to the president of a leading school choice organization. Robert Enlow, EdChoice… Read More
Christian Schools
Florida provides roadmap for Christian education as Catholic enrollment soarsFlorida’s Catholic schools saw significant enrollment growth for the second straight year amid flatter numbers nationwide. The growth is explained in part by the… Read More
Government
Chicago Tribune backs school choice, urges Congress to pass budget bill with school choice provisionThe editorial board of the Chicago Tribune has come out strongly in favor of school choice. In an editorial Thursday titled, “A new chance… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: Media handwringing over homeless students downplays ‘implosion of California public-school education’Lance Christensen of the California Policy Center typically characterizes EdSource as the state’s “foremost publication on educational issues.” However, one of his X posts… Read More