Government
Arkansas committee approves LEARNS bill(The Center Square) – The Arkansas House Education Committee gave a “do pass” recommendation to a sweeping omnibus bill that would raise starting teacher salaries and provide “Educational Freedom… Read More
Government
Nebraska bills seek to give families more educational optionsNebraska students whose open enrollment application is denied would get another option under a new bill, which is one of many school choice measures under consideration in the state… Read More
Government
Georgia Senate committee advances education savings accounts bill(The Center Square) – The Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation creating state-funded education savings accounts. The committee voted 6-5 Tuesday afternoon in favor of Senate Bill 233, the… Read More
Government
Iowa names Educational Savings Account administrator(The Center Square) – An administrator has been named for Iowa’s Students First education savings accounts. Odyssey was selected to administer the ISF ESAs, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced Tuesday. Read More
Christian Schools, Government
School choice group reaffirms support for Catholic educationA dispute on social media over the weekend gave school choice advocates the opportunity to clarify Catholic education’s value for urban communities. The conflict had to do with… Read More
Government
Tennessee Senate passes bill increasing those eligible for school choice program(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Senate approved a bill Monday night that would expand eligibility for the state’s educational savings account program to any student who attended a public school… Read More
Government
Wyoming House Speaker fails parents on school choice and parents’ rights, critics sayThe Republican House Speaker in Wyoming is facing charges from his own party that he sold out parental rights and school choice in favor of the state’s teachers’ union. Read More
Government, Opinion
The conservative education revolution that David Brooks is missingA bottom-up revolution is suddenly changing education and our country forever – this time for the better. It’s too bad that some are missing out on the story. Read More
Government
Oklahoma is set to debut a first-of-its-kind school choice program(Daily Caller) – While conventional school choice programs typically involve vouchers administered by the state, Oklahoma is set to create a tax credit-based initiative to fund education outside the public… Read More
Government
School Board Member Free Speech and Transparency Act gets hearing in Kansas(The Sentinel) – HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before the Kansas House Education Budget Committee. The bill amends… Read More
Government
Rhode Island lawmaker wants to spend more taxpayer money to ‘close achievement gaps’(The Center Square) – The chair of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s Senate Education Committee has introduced a trio of bills geared toward specific student populations across the state. State… Read More
Government
Poll: Large majority of Chicago voters support school choice(The Center Square) – Two out of every three voters are dissatisfied with Chicago’s public education system, and some 62% of them support school choice, a new Illinois Policy Institute… Read More
Government
School choice enjoys strong support across demographicsSurveys from the last several years reveal school choice is favored in just about every demographic. In 2021, EdChoice surveyed over 1,000 K-12 parents and… Read More
Culture, Government
Nebraska state senator attempts to torpedo school choice bill, alleging discriminationA Nebraska State Senator has proposed a bill she claims will prevent discrimination in Nebraska schools, but critics suspect her real target is school choice. Sen. Megan Hunt,… Read More
Government
Florida House committee approves bill that would expand state’s ESA program(The Center Square) – The Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 signed off on a bill that would expand the state’s education savings account program on Thursday. State Rep. Kaylee… Read More
Government
Georgia lawmaker proposes state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) – Proposed legislation would allow Georgians to create state-funded Education Savings Accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student per school year. Students could… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nearly 40% of Missouri’s $10B education dept. budget reflects ‘mission creep’ and ‘bureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmakerOf the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouri’s current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money alarms taxpayers… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arkansas committee greenlights public teacher pay hike, universal school choice(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate Education Committee gave a do-pass recommendation Wednesday to the Arkansas LEARNS bill, but not without some reservations from both Democrats and Republicans. Read More
Government, Public Education
Lawmakers say educational investments are not paying off in Illinois(The Center Square) – As Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours the state touting his proposed early childhood investments, some Republican lawmakers say taxpayers are not getting a good return for… Read More
Government
Former presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway urges Missouri legislators to enact school choiceAs Missouri appears poised to spend an unprecedented amount of money on K-12 education, it must spend it wisely – meaning school choice and an “education renaissance” in the state,… Read More