Public Education
Want to know more about school choice? EdChoice has the ABCsEver wanted to understand the ins and outs of school choice in America? EdChoice is here to help. Its 2025 edition of The ABC’s… Read More
Government
Texas House files similar budget to Senate, includes $1 billion for school choice(The Center Square) – On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget. Read More
Government
National School Choice Week is worth celebrating. Here’s whyQuestion: What do bright yellow scarves and education freedom have in common? Answer: National School Choice Week. And it’s taking America by storm. The nonprofit… Read More
Public Education
Troubled St. Louis-area district refuses potential help from charter schoolA shrinking St. Louis-area school district that ranks among the state’s worst wants to solve its own problems instead of partnering with a proposed charter school, possibly viewing it… Read More
Government
Bills for universal pre-K, medical debt in the Tennessee hopper(The Center Square) – The Tennessee General Assembly is not in session this week, but lawmakers are busy filing bills, including one that would require the state to offer… Read More
School Choice
More than 60% of parents considered sending children to new schools last year(The Heartlander) — School choice continues to sprout like spring flowers across the country. The National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF) surveyed 2,873 parents around the… Read More
Homeschools
Virginia bill would clamp down on homeschooling freedomsA Virginia Democrat has filed a bill to severely restrict homeschooling in her state. Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Centreville, filed SB 1031 earlier this month… Read More
Opinion
Billionaire Zuckerberg proves school choice only hope for failing urban school districtsMark Zuckerberg’s been in the news for taking some conservative turns of late: he’s eliminated fact-checkers at Facebook, removed tampons from the men’s… Read More
Government
Wyoming superintendent outlines school choice, pro-family reforms for 2025Wyoming’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder announced her legislative priorities for the upcoming year – including universal school choice. “Our future is under attack by extreme ideologies… Read More
Government
AR Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts school choice success, announces higher-ed reformsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders commemorated her achievement in K-12 education reform in her 2025 State of the State address Tuesday, also announcing her plans… Read More
Government
School choice tops 1 million participants nationwide; Florida exceeds 500k scholarshipsEducational freedom is booming across the country, with 1 million students using school choice programs this year – doubling 2019 numbers. The growth is spread between programs in… Read More
Public Education
Want better public schools? Create competition, argues school choice expertSchool choice guru Corey DeAngelis is all for Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. But the problem in education is as much misspending as overspending, he says. Read More
Government
School choice legislation first bill introduced in Idaho House this yearLegislation to create a broad school choice program is the first numbered bill in the Idaho Legislature this year. House Bill 1 would establish the Idaho Parental Choice… Read More
Government
New Hampshire governor calls to expand school choiceNew Hampshire’s freshman Gov. Kelly Ayotte was applauded for endorsing school choice in her inaugural address. After being sworn into office on Thursday, Ayotte… Read More
Homeschools
3 steps homeschool parents can take in 2025 to safeguard their rightsWhen it comes to protecting educational freedoms, parents may not always realize the most important advances take place locally – within states, communities, or sometimes even families. “We… Read More
Public Education
Open enrollment grows across Wisconsin to almost 10% of all public-school studentsThe popularity of Wisconsin’s open-enrollment policies continues to increase, amounting to more than 73,000 children outside their home district – or 9.1% of all public-school students – in the… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school choice momentum should continue, education expert writes(The Center Square) – After school choice students more than doubled in Ohio in the last four years, a policy group is pushing lawmakers to keep the momentum moving… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool advocates work to protect hard-won freedoms as U.S. educational landscape shiftsWith new legislative years come fresh responsibilities to advance educational freedoms – especially in fostering public-school alternatives, homeschool advocates say. “The homeschool community has fought for these exceptions… Read More
Government, Public Education
North Dakota governor champions educational freedom in speechNorth Dakota’s new governor has declared his support for school choice. In his State of the State address on Tuesday, freshman governor Kelly Armstrong… Read More
Government
Washington state bill would make portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. Read More