Legislation
Florida lawmakers to tackle school choice expansion in new session(The Center Square) â Floridaâs Legislature will be serving up a smorgasbord of issues during the upcoming 60-day regular session that begins on Tuesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has said many… Read More
Public Education
Legislators weigh in on Whitmer’s proposed online charter school cuts(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 2024 budget cuts for online public charter schools are receiving some pushback from school choice advocates and legislators. On Friday,… Read More
Culture
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill banning gender reassignment surgery for minors(Daily Caller) â Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves joined several other states Tuesday by signing a bill to ban gender reassignment procedures for minors, he announced in a press conference. Read More
Legislation
Arkansas committee approves LEARNS bill(The Center Square) â The Arkansas House Education Committee gave a “do pass” recommendation to a sweeping omnibus bill that would raise starting teacher salaries and provide “Educational Freedom… Read More
Culture
Americans deserve to know what the government knows about the âlikelyâ leak of COVID-19 from a lab in Wuhan, China, says HawleyJosh Hawley wants you to know what he knows about the origin of the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. senator from Missouri, along with Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, introduced the COVID-19… Read More
Legislation
Nebraska bills seek to give families more educational optionsNebraska students whose open enrollment application is denied would get another option under a new bill, which is one of many school choice measures under consideration in the state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas lawmaker introduces bill that allows teachers to reject CDC trans activism(Daily Caller) â A Texas lawmaker introduced a bill Monday that would protect teachers from participating in âinclusivity policiesâ such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessment… Read More
Legislation
Georgia Senate committee advances education savings accounts bill(The Center Square) â The Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation creating state-funded education savings accounts. The committee voted 6-5 Tuesday afternoon in favor of Senate Bill 233, the… Read More
Legislation
Iowa names Educational Savings Account administrator(The Center Square) â An administrator has been named for Iowaâs Students First education savings accounts. Odyssey was selected to administer the ISF ESAs, Gov. Kim Reynoldsâ office announced Tuesday. Read More
Legislation
Tennessee Senate passes bill increasing those eligible for school choice program(The Center Square) â Tennesseeâs Senate approved a bill Monday night that would expand eligibility for the stateâs educational savings account program to any student who attended a public school… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut WA classroom learning by four hours a week(The Center Square) â A bill working its way through Washington state’s Legislature would redefine âinstructional hoursâ to include time spent with non-teachers. The legislation comes at a time of… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma is set to debut a first-of-its-kind school choice program(Daily Caller) â While conventional school choice programs typically involve vouchers administered by the state, Oklahoma is set to create a tax credit-based initiative to fund education outside the public… Read More
Legislation
School Board Member Free Speech and Transparency Act gets hearing in Kansas(The Sentinel) â HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before the Kansas House Education Budget Committee. The bill amends… Read More
Legislation
Rhode Island lawmaker wants to spend more taxpayer money to ‘close achievement gaps’(The Center Square) â The chair of the Rhode Island General Assemblyâs Senate Education Committee has introduced a trio of bills geared toward specific student populations across the state. State… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Nebraska state senator attempts to torpedo school choice bill, alleging discriminationA Nebraska State Senator has proposed a bill she claims will prevent discrimination in Nebraska schools, but critics suspect her real target is school choice. Sen. Megan Hunt,… Read More
Legislation
Florida House committee approves bill that would expand state’s ESA program(The Center Square) â The Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 signed off on a bill that would expand the stateâs education savings account program on Thursday. State Rep. Kaylee… Read More
Legislation
Georgia lawmaker proposes state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) â Proposed legislation would allow Georgians to create state-funded Education Savings Accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student per school year. Students could… Read More
Culture
Parental choice bill goes to Oklahoma Senate(The Center Square) â A bill that would provide a tax credit for parents who choose alternatives to public school for their childâs education is moving to the Oklahoma Senate. Read More
Culture
Multi-occupancy genderless bathroom bill advances at Illinois statehouse(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are advancing a measure that would would allow certain bathrooms in the Land of Lincoln to be genderless. State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, filed … Read More
Public Education
Indiana House committee approves bill allowing partisan school board elections(The Center Square) â The Indiana House Committee on Education recently voted 6-4 to approve House Bill 1428, which would allow school districts to conduct partisan elections. The bill now… Read More