Government
Oklahoma House will consider bill changing state education board(The Center Square) – A bill that would change the makeup of the Oklahoma State Board of Education passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 2562 adds… Read More
Culture, Government
Arizona parents protest Gov. Hobb’s attempt to deny school choice to 30,000 studentsA group of parents will converge at the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed budget cuts to the school choice scholarship program. “We’re not calling for… Read More
Government
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) – 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… Read More
Government
Majority of Texas voters say school choice, border security, property taxes are top priorities(The Center Square) – Securing the Texas border, reducing property taxes and expanding school choice are all issues Texans say the state Legislature should prioritize this session, according to a… Read More
Government
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account students left public schools, latest data show(The Center Square) – The portion of students taking advantage of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the… Read More
Government
Oklahoma state board considers allowing nation’s first religious virtual charter school(reimaginED) – A meeting of an obscure state board set for Tuesday could swing open the door to religious charter schools nationwide. Members of the Statewide Virtual Charter School… Read More
Government
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming legislatures consider education savings accounts(The Center Square) – 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
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Bill to add Hamilton County to Tennessee ESA school voucher pilot advances(The Center Square) – Hamilton County students might soon have access to educational savings accounts like students in Davidson and Shelby counties. Senate Bill 12 advanced through… Read More
Government
Mississippi House passes two school choice bills before Thursday deadline(The Center Square) – The Mississippi House passed two school choice bills in its session on Wednesday that keep them alive for further work. The original versions of the bills… Read More
Government, Opinion
South Carolina must sweat details on school choice to get across the finish line(reimaginED) – All education committee hearings in South Carolina should open with staff placing flags on a map marking the states that adopted new choices in K-12 education since the… Read More
Government
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveils historic education reformsGov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders unveiled a series of major education reforms, including universal school choice, after anticipating the plan Tuesday in her response to President Biden’s State of the Union… Read More
Government
Tennessee turns table on feds, may reject federal education moneyTennessee, once among the most dependent states on federal dollars, may reject future federal help in education to clip the “strings attached." House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, said he… Read More
Government
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. “Parents spoke loud and clear at the ballot box last November… Read More
Government
Nebraska school choice proposal gets hearing, support of governorA school choice bill in Nebraska is back up for consideration, this time with support from the governor. “We can’t let one kid fall through the cracks and focus on… Read More
Government
North Carolina amendment would result in more elected, fewer appointed state education board members(The Center Square) – The House Education Committee will review a proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday to change how the State Board of Education operates. The committee is slated to… Read More
Government
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 fish tank,… Read More
Government
School choice in blue states, too? New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to expand charter schoolsSchool choice is increasingly receiving bi-partisan support as some Democrats join Republicans in the movement to give families more choices in education. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul just announced a plan… Read More
Government
School choice supporters optimistic over Wisconsin open enrollment(The Center Square) – The latest snapshot of the desire for school choice in Wisconsin is developing this week when the Open Application Period for three of Wisconsin’s school choice… Read More
Culture, Government
SPN poll: Parents support school choice(The Center Square) – More than six out of every 10 voters with children under 18 would be receptive to the prospect of their child attending a school outside of… Read More
Government
Idaho legislator is working to overturn ‘relic’ anti-school choice amendmentAn Idaho lawmaker has introduced a resolution to remove an Idaho constitutional amendment which has historically restricted school choice programs. “Article Nine, Section Five, known as the Blaine Amendment, is… Read More