Legislation
West Virginia advocacy group creates website to show impact of contested scholarship program(reimaginED) â Almost immediately after a judgeâs ruling shut down the stateâs first education savings account program, emails flooded the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy from families pouring their hearts… Read More
Legislation
Florida corporations funded more than $500 million in scholarships in 2021-22(reimaginED) â The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship served 85,612 low- and middle-income students last year, according to a new report from the Florida Department of Education. The program funded $568.8 million… Read More
Legislation
Vermont to school districts: No more religious discrimination in town tuitioning school choice programs(reimaginED) â Vermont residents who live in towns too small to operate district high schools may now use public funds to send their children to faith-based private schools. The Education… Read More
Christian Schools
Maryland nonpublic schools given funds to reopen(The Center Square) â Maryland doled out $1.6 million in unspent funds to help the stateâs nonpublic schools ramp up to come back online and reopen this fall. Leftover funding… Read More
Culture
âParents Bill of Rightsâ introduced in Ohio House(The Center Square) â Ohio school districts would not be able to discourage or prohibit parental involvement in decisions about their childâs mental health if the General Assembly passes a… Read More
Legislation
Opponents fall short in effort to block landmark Arizona school choice lawAn Arizona anti-school choice organizationâs attempt to overturn Arizona’s new universal scholarship program has officially failed. Save Our Schools Arizona fell short of the 118,823 valid signatures required to… Read More
Public Education
Kansans give the public school system a âCâ; biggest concern is ‘indoctrination’(The Sentinel) â Not quite a year ago, Kansans gave the public school system in their district a pre-pandemic grade of âBâ (GPA 2.8) in a statewide public opinion… Read More
Legislation
Vermont to school districts: No more religious discrimination in town tuitioning school choice programsThe Gallos were one of several Vermont families who sued the state over its policy banning religious private schools from participating in town tuitioning programs offered in areas… Read More
Legislation
Arizona poised to become the first state with universal private K-12 choice. What happens next?(reimaginED) â Word began to leak yesterday that the Save Our Schools group had misrepresented the number of signatures gathered in an effort to thwart Arizonaâs universal ESA expansion. Read More
Legislation
Florida public school teachers who left for private education happy they did soFlorida teachers who left public education for private report they are happier, freer and more morally aligned in their new roles, according to a recent survey. The… Read More
Legislation
Opponents likely to fall short in effort to block Arizonaâs new âgold standardâ school choice lawGov. Ducey celebrates Arizona’s newly expanded ESA program. An Arizona anti-school-choice organization blocked a statewide expansion of choice in 2018, but its effort to defeat a similar… Read More
Legislation
New school choice coalition in Wisconsin looks to expand education options(The Center Square) â A coalition of business and policy groups got the ball rolling on school choice in Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago, and theyâre ready to try… Read More
Legislation
Dixon, conservative group campaign for parental rights in kids’ education(The Center Square) â While state Democrats are touting massive bipartisan public education spending increases during Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs first term, some Republicans this campaign season are emphasizing parental… Read More
Legislation, Opinion
Public education is doing worse with more money, so letâs give parents more optionsIf an educational option costs less and produces better results, wouldnât it be foolish not to fund it? Yet the opposite is happening. As a nation, the… Read More
Legislation
New Hampshire’s education accounts ‘exceed’ expectations(The Center Square) â The number of students taking advantage of the state’s new educational freedom program has doubled since it was launched a year ago â along with the costs to… Read More
Legislation
New Hampshireâs Learn Everywhere program creates wins for families, teachers, schools, communities(reimaginED) â High school sophomore Eli George plans to pursue a career in finance or engineering, and he wants to get in as many STEM courses as possible before graduation. Read More
Homeschools, Legislation
This family needs education choice for all its children, not just some(reimaginED) â The Hay family represents two compelling education choice stories at once: Education choice works in rural areas, and Itâd work even better if everyone had the means to… Read More
Legislation
Number of students participating in New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts doubles in programâs second year(reimaginED) â New Hampshireâs education savings account program, hailed by school choice advocates for dramatically expanding education choice options in the state, continues to be popular with families seeking the… Read More
Legislation
Sen. Ron Johnson criticizes Lt. Gov. Barnes on school choice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) â Wisconsinâs U.S. Senator is making an issue out of what his reelection campaign is calling Mandela Barnesâ hypocrisy on school choice. âAfter Lt. Gov. Read More
Culture, Legislation
Education bill would provide scholarships to improve child learning(The Center Square) â A bill that would empower parents to help their children recover learning losses has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS, has… Read More