Government
Number of students participating in New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts doubles in program’s second year(reimaginED) – New Hampshire’s education savings account program, hailed by school choice advocates for dramatically expanding education choice options in the state, continues to be popular with families seeking the… Read More
Government
Sen. Ron Johnson criticizes Lt. Gov. Barnes on school choice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator is making an issue out of what his reelection campaign is calling Mandela Barnes’ hypocrisy on school choice. “After Lt. Gov. Read More
Culture, Government
Education bill would provide scholarships to improve child learning(The Center Square) – A bill that would empower parents to help their children recover learning losses has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS, has co-sponsored… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Maine’s religious schools’ ‘hands are tied’ even after Supreme Court ruling opening door to state tuition fundingThanks to a Supreme Court ruling in June, religious schools in Maine can participate in the state’s tuition program. So why aren’t they signing up? “Their hands are tied. The state… Read More
Government
Washington state gets failing grade on education freedom report card(The Center Square) – Washington state is ranked No. 43 out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a new “Education Freedom Report Card”… Read More
Government
In wake of learning loss, Ohio should increase schooling options and resources to parents, according to policy report(reimaginED) – A new policy report from an Ohio-based independent research and educational institute offers commonsense solutions for improving K-12 academic outcomes in the state, all of which center on… Read More
Government
Report: Florida ranks first in education freedom(The Center Square) – Florida’s approach to education and education outcomes ranked first out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia in a new Heritage Foundation Education … Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Popular podcast helps families ‘make the leap’ from public education to better alternativesParents don’t have to be stuntman Evel Knievel to make the leap from traditional public education to something better. It just takes a little courage. So says Christine Stigall, who teams… Read More
Government
Catholic education leaders urge support for federal school choice bill(reimaginED) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic education leaders are urging support for a federal school choice bill that is poised to aid families whose children attend… Read More
Government
Morrisey files WV Supreme Court brief in support of school voucher program(The Center Square) – In the legal battle to expand school choice opportunities in West Virginia, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a brief with the state Supreme Court to ask… Read More
Education
How Missouri’s new school choice program helped a disabled child’s parent avoid returning to a public school nightmareSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s expanded school choice program began rolling out only in July. But at least one parent already says she’ll never forget what the program has done for… Read More
Government
Group recommends greater school choice in Ohio(The Center Square) – A new report from an Ohio policy group recommends four education policy changes that it believes will help state students regain learning losses from the COVID-19… Read More
Government
West Virginia charter schools finding solid ground(reimaginED) – Weeks into the start of a new school year that saw the launch of the first approved public charter schools in West Virginia, a report on the schools’… Read More
Government
Poll: South Carolina voters support educational savings accounts, school choice(The Center Square) – South Carolina residents are supportive of school choice, according to a new survey of eligible voters from the South Carolina Policy Council.When asked about education savings… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the state’s… Read More
Education
Herzog Foundation catapults 215 students into over 40 Missouri schools with ESA scholarships in just two monthsIf the Herzog Foundation is an aircraft carrier, its ESA program is a 30-ton aircraft launched into flight with just 300 feet of runway. Since July 1, when Missouri’s Empowerment… Read More
Government
National Microschooling Center launches, proving ‘modern one-room schoolhouse’ is no flash-in-the-pandemic phenomenon(reimaginED) – It’s well documented that millions of parents turned to microschools as a result of campus shutdowns during the long Covid-19 nightmare.These nimble learning centers provided safe gathering spaces… Read More
Homeschools
North Carolina students leaving for private schools, homeschooling on the rise(The Center Square) – Recent data from the state’s Division of Non-Public Education provides a snapshot of student enrollment in private and home schools, which remains strong amid public school… Read More
Government
Expert: Education funding without transparency a disservice to the system(The Center Square) – One Delaware policy analyst says the education system in the state needs to be revamped, even as the state benefited from more than $866 million in… Read More
Government, Public Education
As teachers’ strike forces remote learning, campaign encourages parents to enroll their kids in private school with state scholarshipsWhen teachers in Columbus, Ohio went on strike, a Christian public policy organization launched a billboard campaign urging parents to consider taking their children out of the public school system. “Columbus… Read More