Government
Lee signs bill to expand Tennessee HOPE scholarship by $85M(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill on Wednesday that will expand the state’sHOPE scholarship program with an $85 million increase in funding. Read More
Culture, Government
Scott signs bill providing tax relief, education benefits for Vermont military families(The Center Square) – Legislation pertaining to establishing education benefits for members of the military and tax relief are part of a number of bills signed by Vermont Gov. Phil… Read More
Government
Tennessee’s Lee faces deadline to sign state budget, HOPE scholarship expansion bills(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will decide on whether or not to sign the state budget appropriations bill, a bill expanding the state’s HOPE scholarship program and… Read More
Government
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis re-emphasizes his commitment to education choiceFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave the keynote address Friday at the Florida Parent Educators Association’s annual convention.DeSantis, who on Thursday signed two bills that make it easier for charter… Read More
Government
Florida moves forward on charter school reform(reimaginED) – Charter schools in Florida will have a smoother path following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing on Thursday of two bills related to charter school operation.House Bill 225 requires school… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate Education Committee approves two education savings account bills(The Center Square) – Two bills to create Education Savings Accounts students can use for educational expenses outside the public school system cleared the Louisiana Senate Education Committee this week.Committee… Read More
Government
The fight for school choice must continue(reimaginED) – Perhaps more than any other year, 2022 began with education on everyone’s mind.January saw teacher’s union strikes at a time when students desperately needed schooling. March and… Read More
Government
What’s next for Tennessee’s education savings account program?(reimaginED) – A week after winning a key battle in a challenge to its 2019 education choice program, Tennessee officials remain unsure when the program will be able to get… Read More
Culture, Government
North Carolina Senate committee approves parental rights in education bill(The Center Square) – A bill to codify parents’ rights in education and stipulate age appropriateness for curriculum on gender identity and sexual orientation cleared the North Carolina Senate Education… Read More
Government
Open Enrollment, other education reforms signed into law by Kansas governor(The Sentinel) – Beginning in 2024, open enrollment will permit any Kansas student to transfer schools, based on the receiving school’s capacity, following Governor Laura Kelly’s signing into law a… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
New report on hybrid schools looks at what these effective, growing schools have in commonAmerican parents have made it clear over the past two years: they want to be involved in their children’s education. But among those interested in an at-home option, the required… Read More
Government
Grassley: Iowa governor’s private school scholarships bill will not pass this session(The Center Square) – Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, told reporters Monday that Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal for Iowa taxpayers to use $55 million to fund 10,000 scholarships… Read More
Government
Arizona spends $6.2 million in ARPA funds for career readiness, ‘democracy enrichment’(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education is funding a pair of programs to help students gain work and college experience and gain a better understanding of democracy. Read More
Government
Sununu pledges to veto New Hampshire ‘parental bill of rights’ legislation(The Center Square) – Gov. Chris Sununu is pledging to veto a controversial proposal to create a "parental rights" law requiring schools to notify parents if their child questions their gender… Read More
Public Education
Parents protest public school district’s woke agenda: Private schools ‘spend less with better results’Strict masking policies may have first caught their attention, but now alert parents in one Missouri school district are protesting divisive, even partisan “equity” curriculum, test questions and policies.As one… Read More
Government
Former public school teacher offers advice for starting a microschool(reimaginED) – Amy Marotz’s decision to start a microschool began the way such decisions have begun for others: She became a parent.The former educator, who taught English at a charter… Read More
Government
Policy group wants Ohio to use ARPA money to fund students first(The Center Square) – An Ohio policy group believes the state should use federal funds to expand private school options for students and parents and increase money used for after-school programs… Read More
Government
Virginia lab school bill still being debated, for-profit provision among disagreements(The Center Square) – Virginia legislation to create K-12 laboratory schools is still being debated by House and Senate lawmakers with one of the primary disputes being whether the state… Read More
Government
Tennessee Supreme Court rules in favor of education savings account program(The Center Square) – Tennessee's Supreme Courtruled on Wednesday that an education savings account program passed by the General Assembly in 2019 was constitutional.The program, which would… Read More
State Government
Missouri legislative session ends with progress on educationNew funding for charter schools, expanding access to virtual school, improving childhood literacy and increasing teacher pay are among a handful of education initiatives that the Missouri legislature moved across… Read More