Legislation
Families push to extend Illinoisâ school choice program at start of veto session(The Center Square) â As members of each party lay out their priorities with the start of fall veto session at the Illinois statehouse, scores of school kids benefiting from… Read More
Public Education
Study shows Wisconsin private schools ‘serve far more students with disabilities than is reported’(The Center Square) â Authors of a study about choice schools and disabled students in Wisconsin admit there is some discrepancy but say things are not nearly as bad a… Read More
Legislation
Texas House bill on school choice opposed by Gov. Abbott is âD.O.A.â under session rulesA new school choice proposal authored by a Republican in the Texas House is dead-on-arrival, and not just because Gov. Greg Abbott opposes some of its provisions. The 184-page education… Read More
Culture
Poll: 70% of Americans support expanding school choice options(The Center Square) â Nearly 70% of Americans say that expanding educational choices for families will help improve education overall in the U.S., according to new polling. A vast majority… Read More
Public Education
Sen. Tim Scott introduces two education funding bills addressing antisemitism, school choiceU.S. Senator Tim Scott introduced two new bills on Thursday seeking to curb antisemitism in higher education and expand charter school options for K-12 students. The first bill â the… Read More
Public Education
Anti-school choice lawsuit in Wisconsin targets scholarships for special needs and low-income students ÂA group is suing to end four of Wisconsinâs school choice programs, claiming their funding mechanisms are unconstitutional and designed to cripple traditional public schools. The… Read More
Legislation
Pritzker will sign Invest in Kids extension but details up to legislators(The Center Square) â Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will support extending the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program that expires at the end of the year, but it’s… Read More
Public Education
School choice for K-12 students gets bipartisan support in new poll(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Both Democrats and Republicans expressed significant support for public school choice initiatives for K-12 students, according to a new poll released Wednesday. School choice has… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin school choice supporters promise to fight lawsuit(The Center Square) â Several groups promised to fight a new lawsuit that challenges school choice in Wisconsin. Kirk Bangstad, the owner of the Minocqua Brewing, last week filed a lawsuit… Read More
Legislation
School choice is better for democracy than government schooling(The Daily Signal) â As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a âthreat… Read More
Public Education
The Geography of School Choice Part VI: All education is public educationâFund students, not systems.â Thatâs what school choice supporters often tell their opponents who claim school choice is an attempt to âprivatizeâ public education. Lance Christensen from the California Policy… Read More
Legislation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates Senate passage of school choice bill now with HouseÂTexas Gov. Greg Abbott praised the passage of his school choice bill in the state Senate Thursday, even as the chances for passing the bill in the state House remain… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 19,000 students approved for Iowaâs Students First Education Savings AccountsIowaâs new school program has almost 19,000 students participating in its first year, the stateâs Department of Education announced Thursday. Of approximately 25,000 applicants, 18,893 students were approved to receive… Read More
Opinion
Fear mongering late night hostâs âhomeschool regulationsâ rant only reinforces false stereotypes, misconceptionsJohn Oliver has joined the ranks of media pundits attacking the homeschool movement, arguing the government should add more regulations to home education, which would violate parents’ constitutional rights. âThe… Read More
Public Education
Former Mrs. America joins call to save Illinois’ school choice program(The Center Square) â Illinoisâ only school choice program is running out of time. The Invest in Kids scholarship tax credit program will come to an end unless lawmakers lift… Read More
Courts
Arkansas Supreme Court rules in favor of school choice LEARNS Act(The Center Square) â The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the lawmakers did enact an emergency clause when passing the LEARNS Act earlier this year. A lawsuit filed by… Read More
Opinion
New Kansas org claims to be moderate but wants to protect education status quo(The Sentinel) â Declaring that rural communities in Kansas are threatened by school choice advocates, a group of former legislators have founded Kansans First, dedicated to finding a âmiddle groundâ… Read More
Christian Schools
Church-based microschools are âsprouting everywhere’One of the signs of âeducation entrepreneurshipâ surging throughout the country since the COVID-19 pandemic is church-based microschools â and theyâre âsprouting everywhere.â So says Kerry… Read More
Public Education
Lower enrollment may lead to school closures in New York as more parents send their children to private schoolsA suburban New York City school district is considering closing an elementary school as more families send their children to religious private schools. Suffern Central School District (SCSD) Superintendent Eric… Read More
Legislation
Texas senator files historic school choice bill(The Center Square) â On the first day of the third special legislative session this year, Texas state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, filed two key companion bills related to education. Read More