Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma GOP education plan raises teacher pay, gives tax credit for private school(The Center Square) – Oklahoma public schools would get an increase of half a billion dollars in funding and parents would have access to a parental choice tax credit under… Read More
Government
School choice advocates launch campaign to amend Oregon ConstitutionA grassroots campaign in Oregon is collecting signatures to get two school choice constitutional amendments on the ballot. Although lawmakers in many states are working to implement school… Read More
Government, Public Education
Wisconsin governor wants more money for public schools, less school choice for parents(The Center Square) – Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but it’s almost certainly not going to happen. The… Read More
Government
Majority of Texas voters say school choice, border security, property taxes are top priorities(The Center Square) – Securing the Texas border, reducing property taxes and expanding school choice are all issues Texans say the state Legislature should prioritize this session, according to a… Read More
Government
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) – HB 1 no longer stands alone. State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on Friday filed SB 202, a companion bill that allows… Read More
Government
Nebraska school choice proposal gets hearing, support of governorA school choice bill in Nebraska is back up for consideration, this time with support from the governor. “We can’t let one kid fall through the cracks and… Read More
Government
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt renews support for school choice as legislation pends in state senateIn his state of the state address on Monday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt prioritized education reform and school choice. “Parents spoke loud and clear at the ballot box… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas state school board member Ann Mah chooses systems over students in school choice debate(The Sentinel) – When school officials talk about education in general or school choice in particular, their focus is almost exclusively on what is best for the school system; student… Read More
Government
Mothers group advocates for school choice, starts micro schoolsBefore you can clean a dirty fish tank, you have to relocate the fish. And for the students Janelle Wood serves, the public education system is a dirty… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Kelly: School choice for my kids but not yours(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice, except for her own children. Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her husband, Dr. Ted Daughety, could… Read More