Legislation
Florida Senate Education Committee approves school choice bill(The Center Square) â The Florida Senate Education Committee approved a bill that will further expand education choice in the Sunshine State on Tuesday. Education Committee Chairman Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee,… Read More
Legislation
Arizona Senate committee OKs bill to require more ESA disclosures(The Center Square) â The Arizona Department of Education may soon be required to create a quarterly report about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Senate Bill 1706 was introduced by… Read More
Legislation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives school choice a shot in the armTexas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a list of emergency items for the current legislative session, including education freedom in the form of education savings accounts (ESAs). The governorâs… Read More
Legislation
Tennessee Senate approves adding Hamilton County to ESA program(The Center Square) â A bill to add Hamilton County schools to Tennesseeâs pilot education savings account program was approved by the Senate on Thursday and is scheduled to be… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Arizona parents protest Gov. Hobbâs attempt to deny school choice to 30,000 studentsA group of parents will converge at the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Katie Hobbsâ proposed budget cuts to the school choice scholarship program. âWeâre not… Read More
Legislation
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) â 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
Legislation
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account students left public schools, latest data show(The Center Square) â The portion of students taking advantage of Arizonaâs Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the… Read More
Legislation
Kansas House committee approves ESA school choice bill(The Sentinel) â The Kansas House of Representatives K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony earlier this week on House Bill 2218, which would eventually provide an education savings account (ESA) for… Read More
Legislation
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming legislatures consider education savings accounts(The Center Square) â Three bills are currently pending in the legislatures of three western states that would allow educational savings accounts, or ESAs, for students in those states. Read More
Legislation
Bill to add Hamilton County to Tennessee ESA school voucher pilot advances(The Center Square) â Hamilton County students might soon have access to educational savings accounts like students in Davidson and Shelby counties. Senate Bill 12Â advanced through the… Read More
Legislation
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. âParents spoke loud and clear at the ballot box… Read More
Legislation
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
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas state school board member Ann Mah chooses systems over students in school choice debate(The Sentinel) â 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
Legislation
Idaho legislator is working to overturn ârelicâ anti-school choice amendmentAn Idaho lawmaker has introduced a resolution to remove an Idaho constitutional amendment which has historically restricted school choice programs. âArticle Nine, Section Five, known as the Blaine… Read More
Legislation
South Carolina Senate passes expanded school choice ESA programThe South Carolina Senate approved a bill this week granting 15,000 students access to education savings accounts (ESAs). âThere will be children whose lives will be changed for… Read More
Legislation
Texas Gov. Abbott declares support for school choiceTexas Gov. Greg Abbott told parents that Texas needs to create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to increase parental choice in education. Such a program would put the stateâs… Read More
Legislation, Opinion
Op-Ed: Iowa education reforms point to whatâs next(The Center Square) â This week, the Iowa legislature passed the Students First Act, which creates a universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program. The Students First Act will allow Iowa… Read More
Legislation
âTransformationalâ Florida education choice bill wins approval in first legislative hearing(reimaginED) â A bill that would extend eligibility for flexible spending accounts to all K-12 students cleared its first hurdle today on the way to becoming the largest expansion of… Read More
Legislation
As school choice advances elsewhere, progress is slow in Virginia House(The Center Square) â The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted to âpass by indefinitelyâ on three school choice bills by Republican lawmakers Thursday â a signal other… Read More
Legislation
School choice bill clears first hurdle in Virginia House(The Center Square) â A bill backed by Virginia Republican lawmakers to create âEducation Success Accountsâ to help parents pay for education expenses â including private school tuition â… Read More