Search results for “school choice bill”
Government
Georgia Republicans reaffirm commitment to school choice

(The Center Square) – Georgia Senate Republicans have reaffirmed their support for a measure to create state-funded education savings accounts. The Senate Majority Caucus’s newly unveiled priorities for the 2024… Read More

February 1, 2024
Government
Kentucky lawmakers propose second, less restrictive pro-school choice constitutional amendment

Efforts to pave the way for school-choice are well underway in Kentucky. House Republicans introduced a bill Friday that would place school choice on the ballot in November, the second… Read More

January 29, 2024
Opinion
‘Power and control’: Why liberals act like fiscal conservatives when school choice is on the table

Opponents of education freedom have long claimed such programs are too expensive and will “defund” public education. Now that Arizona, the first state to implement universal school choice, has a… Read More

January 29, 2024
Government
Idaho voters support school choice, survey says

(The Center Square) – A bill providing educational savings accounts for school choice failed last year to gain traction in the Idaho Legislature. Boise State University’s Eighth Annual Public Policy … Read More

January 25, 2024
Christian Schools
Gov. Huckabee Sanders speaks at Arkansas summit of Christian school leaders, hosted by the Herzog Foundation

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders addressed Christian school leaders from around the state Monday, answering questions about the Arkansas LEARNS Act, which she signed into law last year. The Summit… Read More

January 25, 2024
Public Education
Montana approves 19 applications for first-ever charter schools

The Montana state school board approved its first batch of charter school applications – a historic development in a state long without school choice. The Montana Board of Public Education… Read More

January 22, 2024
Culture
Report: Choice schools score better in reading, math

(The Center Square) – The latest report on school choice in Wisconsin again shows choice schools outperform public schools in Milwaukee’s biggest cities and rural areas. The Apples to Apples report… Read More

January 22, 2024
Culture
Network supported by national teachers’ union to launch school choice smear campaign

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A network supported by the nation’s largest teacher union, the National Education Association (NEA), will be launching an anti-school choice campaign Jan. 22 during National School… Read More

January 19, 2024
Government
Florida Senate committee approves school readiness, child care tax credit bills

(The Center Square) – The Florida Senate Committee on Education PreK-12 approved several measures that would remove barriers to child care funding for low and middle-income families, expand career choice… Read More

January 18, 2024
Public Education
‘His voice carries a lot of weight’: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp throws his support behind school choice

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp encouraged lawmakers to pass school choice legislation in his State of the State address. “Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of… Read More

January 17, 2024