Government
Religious freedom proponents push back on Build Back Better Act childcare languageIn late October President Joe Biden announced the framework for his “Build Back Better” legislation, which would cost taxpayers close to $5 trillion over the next decade. The bill, which… Read More
Government
Conservative justices scoff at Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance programThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a challenge to a Maine program that pays tuition for some students to attend private school when their own school district… Read More
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US Supreme Court hears arguments in case of public funding for Christian educationA Supreme Court case centered around the use of taxpayer funding for private Christian schools is being heard this week. Today the Court will hear oral arguments in the case… Read More
Government, Public Education
Kansas City Public Schools scramble, surpassed by charter schools in enrollmentIn a stunning shift, the number of K-12 students enrolled in Kansas City charter schools has surpassed enrollment in public schools. This means more than half of the 26,500 students… Read More
Government
Tennessee Governor Calls for Review of State’s “Outdated” Funding FormulaThe Tennessee governor and the state’s commissioner of education announced a review of Tennessee’s educational funding formula last month, after years of debate and complaints about the complexity of the… Read More
Government
Hawley introduces Parents’ Bill of Rights to protect parental involvement in schoolsThis week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introducedThe Parents’ Bill of Rights Act, which if passed, will codify parental rights into federal law. As a means of holding school systems… Read More
Government
Condoleeza Rice and Congressional School Choice Caucus meeting highlights importance of parent-led education in the USOn November 3, the Congressional School Choice Caucus met with former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, for a conversation on education issues facing students and parents across the country. The meeting,… Read More
Government
The Parent-led education movement can no longer be ignoredAs we look back at the 2021 legislative sessions, there’s a lot to unpack. Whether it was laws pertaining to critical race theory or election integrity, there has certainly been… Read More
Government
Florida Mother Receives Standing Ovation after Calling for ‘Mass Exodus’ from Public Schools over IndoctrinationQuisha King, a Florida mother of two, received a standing ovation when she called for a ‘mass exodus’ from public schools over CRT and concerns that the Biden administration is… Read More
Government
White House “Weaponizing” DOJ to Silence Parents at School Board Meetings in Response to NSBA RequestCritics are pushing back against Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to mobilize federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies against uncited ‘threats of violence’ against public school administrators, board… Read More
Government
US Charter School Enrollment Grows 7% amid Traditional Public School Declines in 2020-2021The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has authored a report showing“hundreds of thousands of families switched to charter schools” during the first full school year of the pandemic. Read More
Government
Broad Support for School Choice, Curriculum Concerns from Parents in Recent PollA recent survey found that parents across the political and ethnic spectrum strongly support school choice in America’s 20 fastest growing metropolitan areas. These parents also expressed concerns about… Read More
Government
School Choice Puts Children First, Empowers Parents with OptionsSince the Covid 19 pandemic began, few areas of life have been more reexamined than the education of our children. Many parents have found themselves with too few choices when… Read More
Government
My Urban School Failed Me: Why I Advocate for School ChoiceOn Wednesday July 14th, Missouri took a huge step forward in ensuring that all students have a chance at a quality education. Parents, students, advocates, and educators surrounded Governor Mike… Read More
Government
Majority Support School Choice: We Should Fund Students, Not SystemsCOVID-19 didn’t break the public school system. It was already broken. The past year simply shined a spotlight on the central problems with K-12 public education in America. Thankfully, families… Read More