school choice
Government
GOP lawmakers introduce bill to expand school choice

(The Daily Signal) – Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Tim Scott of South Carolina are celebrating National School Choice Week by introducing a bill to empower businesses and… Read More

January 30, 2025
Public Education
How does your state rank in education freedom?

In honor of National School Choice Week 2025, one policy group has revealed which states are providing the most education freedom to students. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has… Read More

January 30, 2025
Government
About 1,000 attend school choice rally at Kansas Capitol as related bill comes before committee

A sea of yellow scarves descended on the Kansas Capitol Tuesday as an estimated 1,000 people attended the state’s largest ever school choice rally. Students and parents came from near… Read More

January 30, 2025
Public Education
Survey: More parents than ever are considering alternatives to traditional public schools

A majority of parents in the United States reported exploring different school choices for their children last school year. That’s according to the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF), which… Read More

January 29, 2025
Public Education
Want to know more about school choice? EdChoice has the ABCs

Ever wanted to understand the ins and outs of school choice in America? EdChoice is here to help. Its 2025 edition of The ABC’s of School… Read More

January 28, 2025
Christian Schools
Real faces of school choice: Scholarship program fulfills educational dream of Arkansas family

When Adriana Vaughan decided she wanted to keep her son from “the agenda” in government schools, she faced two options: homeschool the boy or place him in private school. With… Read More

January 28, 2025
Government
South Carolina advocate wins ‘Doer’ award for efforts to fund school choice

When the South Carolina Supreme Court abruptly ended South Carolina’s school choice program just weeks into the school year, Wendy Damron didn’t take things lying down. Damron, who heads the… Read More

January 27, 2025
Government
Texas House files similar budget to Senate, includes $1 billion for school choice

(The Center Square) – On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget. The proposals are nearly… Read More

January 24, 2025
Government
National School Choice Week is worth celebrating. Here’s why

Question: What do bright yellow scarves and education freedom have in common? Answer: National School Choice Week. And it’s taking America by storm. The nonprofit National… Read More

January 24, 2025
Public Education
Troubled St. Louis-area district refuses potential help from charter school 

A shrinking St. Louis-area school district that ranks among the state’s worst wants to solve its own problems instead of partnering with a proposed charter school, possibly viewing it as… Read More

January 22, 2025
Government
Bills for universal pre-K, medical debt in the Tennessee hopper

(The Center Square) â€“ The Tennessee General Assembly is not in session this week, but lawmakers are busy filing bills, including one that would require the state to offer pre-K program… Read More

January 22, 2025
Homeschools
Virginia bill would clamp down on homeschooling freedoms

A Virginia Democrat has filed a bill to severely restrict homeschooling in her state. Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Centreville, filed SB 1031 earlier this month that adds… Read More

January 21, 2025
Public Education
More than 60% of parents considered sending children to new schools last year

School choice continues to sprout like spring flowers across the country. The National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF) surveyed 2,873 parents around the country from Dec. Read More

January 21, 2025
Opinion
Billionaire Zuckerberg proves school choice only hope for failing urban school districts

Mark Zuckerberg’s been in the news for taking some conservative turns of late: he’s eliminated fact-checkers at Facebook, removed tampons from the men’s… Read More

January 20, 2025
Government
Tennessee governor calls for special session to pass universal school choice

Republican Gov. Bill Lee and a coalition of leaders in the Tennessee Legislature are calling for a special session to pass universal school choice and other pressing measures. “We believe… Read More

January 17, 2025
Government
Wyoming superintendent outlines school choice, pro-family reforms for 2025

Wyoming’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder announced her legislative priorities for the upcoming year – including universal school choice. “Our future is under attack by extreme ideologies and federal… Read More

January 16, 2025
Government
AR Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts school choice success, announces higher-ed reforms

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders commemorated her achievement in K-12 education reform in her 2025 State of the State address Tuesday, also announcing her plans for… Read More

January 15, 2025
Government
School choice tops 1 million participants nationwide; Florida exceeds 500k scholarships 

Educational freedom is booming across the country, with 1 million students using school choice programs this year – doubling 2019 numbers. The growth is spread between programs in 32 states… Read More

January 15, 2025
Public Education
Want better public schools? Create competition, argues school choice expert

School choice guru Corey DeAngelis is all for Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. But the problem in education is as much misspending as overspending, he says. “It’s no secret… Read More

January 14, 2025
Government
School choice legislation first bill introduced in Idaho House this year

Legislation to create a broad school choice program is the first numbered bill in the Idaho Legislature this year. House Bill 1 would establish the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit,… Read More

January 14, 2025