Public Education
WATCH: Florida’s newest senator calls for school choice expansion nationwideSen. Ashley Moody, R-Florida, is championing a new federal tax credit scholarship designed to help millions of students get the education their parents choose. The Education Freedom… Read More
Opinion
New Kentucky audit shows why families need education freedom(The Daily Signal) – Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball’s recent report on Jefferson County Public Schools should alarm every taxpayer and parent in the state. Read More
Public Education
Birth rates plunge as public schools face long-term enrollment declineU.S. births have dropped dramatically over the last two decades, a trend affecting public school enrollment in most states. The decline is more pronounced in blue, Democrat-led states… Read More
Public Education
Arizona drops regulation of school choice in settlement(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has withdrawn a policy requiring families using the state’s school choice program to document every purchase made for “general educational supplemental… Read More
Public Education
Vociferous school choice opponent urges states to join new federal school choice program, calls opposition ‘mostly political’In what could represent a seismic shift in the nation’s education environment, one of school choice’s most vociferous opponents is urging states to opt in to the new federal… Read More
Opinion
Unions are fighting yesterday’s education debate(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Leaders of the nation’s largest teachers unions recently sent a letter urging Democratic governors to refrain from participating in the new federal… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina charter school enrollment doubles after cap removedNorth Carolina families are clamoring for more educational opportunities in both the public and private sectors. The North Carolina State Board of Education revealed in its … Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Education tax credits work — that’s why Dems voted to destroy themThis school year about 108,000 Pennsylvania students from poor and working-class families received K-12 tuition assistance scholarships to find a non-public school that works — funded entirely by charitable… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ unions oppose school choice tax credit, merit pay as education freedom advancesWith education freedom advancing and 31 states signing on so far to the new federal school choice program, the leaders of the nation’s two largest… Read More
Public Education
Democrats ‘act as if school choice is the bubonic plague,’ former Trump adviser says“Why are Democrats and their teachers’ union masters trying to shoot down parental choice in education even when we now have so many examples of these programs working?” asks Stephen… Read More
Christian Schools
Louisiana Christian school’s closure underscores need to strengthen school choice programsA Louisiana Christian school’s closure after 45 years in operation offers a warning to schools and policymakers to ensure that expanding and improving in-demand school choice programs is done well. Hosanna… Read More
Culture
School choice brings higher grades for public schools, new data findsPublic schools perform better when they face competition from private schools in their district, EdChoice said Tuesday in its annual 123s of School Choice report. Read More
Homeschools
California grandmother relates homeschool experience to save money, strengthen family bondsFor Annie Nicol, a retired nurse practitioner, the COVID-19 pandemic extended her career – and introduced her to a new one in homeschooling. “I perhaps would have retired sooner had… Read More
Government
‘Their parents pay taxes too’: Gov. Reynolds defends Iowa families against auditor’s ESA attackA report from an Iowa gubernatorial candidate is receiving pushback after he attempted to paint school choice in a negative light. State Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic… Read More
Government
Rhode Island poised to pass charter school moratorium despite voter oppositionThe Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a bill stifling charter schools, despite their popularity with families and educators. Democrat-sponsored H7415 was approved by both chambers… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Shapiro Abandoning 30,000 children as PA democrats push to strip school choice(The Daily Signal) – Pennsylvania Democrats rushed anti-school choice legislation Tuesday, bypassing regular order and sneaking up on Republicans. They aim to strip 30,000 children… Read More
Government
Report finds no evidence of fraud in Arkansas’s universal school choice programArkansas’s universal school choice program has been declared fraud-free, refuting allegations it is filled with “rampant fraud, waste, and abuse.” A brand-new analysis, published by conservative think tank Opportunity Arkansas, found the state’s… Read More
Public Education
States that spend less, have school choice, graduate more students, report findsSpending more on public schools appears to have little correlation with higher graduation rates, new research shows. Business Insider’s rankings of the 50 states’ graduation… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Texas parents rate private schools higher than publicParents are far more likely to approve private school education than public school education, according to a recent poll from Texas Southern University. Read More
Public Education
New school choice program bringing hope to children, parents, pastors say (The Center Square) – Texas’ new school choice program is bringing hope to children and parents, pastors said at a Republican Party of Texas Convention held in Houston. … Read More