Government
Government, Public Education
Record-breaking fundraising highlights importance of parents in 2022 elections

With the primary election still five months away, a Republican candidate for South Carolina Superintendent of Education is already smashing fundraising records. In the first six weeks of… Read More

January 14, 2022
Government
WATCH: Nebraska senator roasts colleagues for hypocrisy over school choice

The school choice debate in Nebraska remained contentious for the fifth straight year as lawmakers approached voting on LB364, a bill that would… Read More

January 14, 2022
Government
As more schools start 2022 with remote learning, advocates say 2021 was ‘historic year’ for choice

(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – As school districts across the U.S. start 2022 in remote-learning settings or are considering doing so because of a rise in COVID-19 cases,… Read More

January 12, 2022
Government
Corey DeAngelis on School Choice: ‘We’re just getting started’

Longtime education choice advocate Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children and executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute, continued to champion the… Read More

January 11, 2022
Government
New Hampshire bill would create opt-in version of education freedom account

(reimaginED) – For decades, “public education funding” has carried a simple connotation: money, raised by state and local taxpayers, going to local public schools. But Rep. Kevin Verville sees that… Read More

January 6, 2022
Government
School districts sue to stop Ohio school vouchers

(J.D. Davidson | The Center Square) – A coalition of about 100 Ohio public school districts filed a lawsuit Tuesday, challenging the state’s growing private school voucher program. The group, Vouchers… Read More

January 4, 2022
Government
Religious freedom proponents push back on Build Back Better Act childcare language

In late October President Joe Biden announced the framework for his “Build Back Better” legislation, which would cost taxpayers close to $5 trillion over the next decade. The… Read More

December 15, 2021
Government
Conservative justices scoff at Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance program

Michael Bindas argues on behalf of parents who want to send their children to religious schools. (Art Lien) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a challenge… Read More

December 9, 2021
Government
US Supreme Court hears arguments in case of public funding for Christian education

A Supreme Court case centered around the use of taxpayer funding for private Christian schools is being heard this week. Today the Court will hear oral arguments in… Read More

December 8, 2021
Government, Public Education
Kansas City Public Schools scramble, surpassed by charter schools in enrollment

In a stunning shift, the number of K-12 students enrolled in Kansas City charter schools has surpassed enrollment in public schools. This means more than half of the… Read More

December 3, 2021
Government
Tennessee Governor Calls for Review of State’s “Outdated” Funding Formula

The Tennessee governor and the state’s commissioner of education announced a review of Tennessee’s educational funding formula last month, after years of debate and complaints about the complexity… Read More

November 20, 2021
Government
Hawley introduces Parents’ Bill of Rights to protect parental involvement in schools

This week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced The Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, which if passed, will codify parental rights into federal law. Read More

November 17, 2021
Government
Condoleeza Rice and Congressional School Choice Caucus meeting highlights importance of parent-led education in the US

On November 3, the Congressional School Choice Caucus met with former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, for a conversation on education issues facing students and parents across the… Read More

November 16, 2021
Government
The Parent-led education movement can no longer be ignored

As we look back at the 2021 legislative sessions, there’s a lot to unpack. Whether it was laws pertaining to critical race theory or election integrity, there has certainly been… Read More

October 18, 2021
Government
Florida Mother Receives Standing Ovation after Calling for ‘Mass Exodus’ from Public Schools over Indoctrination

Quisha King, a Florida mother of two, received a standing ovation when she called for a ‘mass exodus’ from public schools over CRT and concerns that the Biden… Read More

October 12, 2021
Government
White House “Weaponizing” DOJ to Silence Parents at School Board Meetings in Response to NSBA Request

Critics are pushing back against Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to mobilize federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies against uncited ‘threats of violence’ against public school… Read More

October 7, 2021
Government
US Charter School Enrollment Grows 7% amid Traditional Public School Declines in 2020-2021

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has authored a report showing “hundreds of thousands of families switched to charter schools” during the… Read More

September 27, 2021
Government
Broad Support for School Choice, Curriculum Concerns from Parents in Recent Poll

A recent survey found that parents across the political and ethnic spectrum strongly support school choice in America’s 20 fastest growing metropolitan areas. Read More

September 20, 2021
Government
School Choice Puts Children First, Empowers Parents with Options

Since the Covid 19 pandemic began, few areas of life have been more reexamined than the education of our children. Many parents have found themselves with too few choices when… Read More

September 15, 2021
Government
My Urban School Failed Me: Why I Advocate for School Choice

On Wednesday July 14th, Missouri took a huge step forward in ensuring that all students have a chance at a quality education. Parents, students, advocates, and educators surrounded Governor Mike… Read More

August 5, 2021