Government
Report: Florida ranks first in education freedom(The Center Square) â Floridaâs 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 âmake the leapâ from public education to better alternativesParents donât 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… Read More
Government
Catholic education leaders urge support for federal school choice bill(reimaginED) â 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) â 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
Government
Group recommends greater school choice in Ohio(The Center Square) â 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) â 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 schoolsâ… Read More
Government
Poll: South Carolina voters support educational savings accounts, school choice(The Center Square) â 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… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) â Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the stateâs… Read More
Government, Public Education
Mother asking for just a list of textbooks by grade is billed nearly $1,300 by Texas school districtA Texas mother trying to choose between schools asked her local school district for a list of required textbooks by grade. They billed her $1,267 for the information. … Read More
Government
National Microschooling Center launches, proving âmodern one-room schoolhouseâ is no flash-in-the-pandemic phenomenon(reimaginED) â Itâs 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… Read More
Government
Expert: Education funding without transparency a disservice to the system(The Center Square) â 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… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
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,… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Ohio Christian school started by partnering churches welcomes first class, funded by donations and school vouchersA group of churches in Ohio has banded together to open a private school serving low-income communities where families can use state funds to pay tuition. Westside… Read More
Government
Are they being asked to sign away their parental rights? Arizonans cautioned not to sign anti-school-choice petitionArizonans are now being asked to give up their parental rights. Thatâs the way school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis sees it, anyway. Since Arizona lawmakers passed… Read More
Government
DeSantis: New legislation coming next year to grow Floridaâs teaching workforce(The Center Square) â New legislation is being proposed for the 2023 legislative session to expand Floridaâs teaching workforce, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. Three new legislative proposals the legislature… Read More
Government, Homeschools
New study: Homeschooling improves childrenâs ‘social competencies’New research suggests socialization may be a bigger issue for children in public schools than those who are homeschooled, contrary to popular stereotypes. A recent study… Read More
Government
Arizona leaders celebrate universal school choice law as potential ballot challenge lingers(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators, and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizonaâs recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when a challenge… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizonaâs universal school choice law. Whatâs it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take… Read More
Government
Report shows rapid growth in Kentucky nonpublic education enrollment(The Center Square) â Itâs back-to-school time across Kentucky, and a report released Wednesday shows more kids are going away from public schools. According to EdChoice Kentucky, nearly 98,000 students attended… Read More