School Choice
Poll: Voters support school choice measuresSchool choice has become a heated topic in state houses nationwide, with six states enacting universal school choice programs this year, which allow public funds to follow students to private… Read More
School Choice
Gov. Abbott to call special sessions if legislature doesn’t pass school choice bill(The Center Square) – With less two weeks left in the regular legislative session and ahead of a scheduled House committee vote on a watered down school choice bill, Gov. Read More
Missouri Legislature, School Choice
Criticism over lawmaker’s flip-flop on open enrollment continues as Missouri Senate has two weeks to act on House bill(The Heartlander) — As the fate of a House-passed open enrollment bill is with the Senate, one Missouri lawmaker remains in hot water over his reversal on the issue. Missouri… Read More
School Choice
While Kansas parents wait, Florida, other states expand school choice(The Sentinel) – While Kansas parents wait to see if the Kansas Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly will give them the opportunity to decide where their children go to school,… Read More
Missouri, School Choice
‘He flip-flopped’: Missouri legislator one of three in hot water over about-face on school choice(The Heartlander) — Missouri Rep. Chris Lonsdale, R-Liberty, is taking heat for voting against an open enrollment bill last week after promising during his election campaign to support it and… Read More
Education, School Choice
Georgia Senate passes bill to create state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate passed legislation to create state-funded education savings accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student… Read More
School Choice, Uncategorized
Kansas House committee approves ESA school choice bill(The Sentinel) – The Kansas House of Representatives K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony earlier this week on House Bill 2218, which would eventually provide an education savings account (ESA) for… Read More
School Choice
Students join in the call for school choice at the Kansas capitol(The Sentinel) — It was standing — and sitting on the floor –room-only, as some 200 students and educators from as far away as Wichita joined advocates in urging legislators… Read More
School Choice
Poll: 62% of parents support school choice, but over half cite a lack of information on it(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
School Choice
Universal EdChoice scholarship bill introduced in Ohio Senate(The Center Square) – A new bill in the Ohio General Assembly would make all Ohio students eligible for the state’s EdChoice Scholarship program and significantly grow the state’s homeschool tax… Read More
School Choice, Uncategorized
Missouri Senate bill would expand school choice opportunities for familiesA Missouri Senate committee heard a school choice bill which would establish tax credits for homeschool expenses and make state funds available for private education. “State government should be working… Read More
School Choice
New study finds positive impacts of Ohio’s EdChoice program(The Sentinel) — A new study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute should allay concerns that school choice programs won’t benefit marginalized students. The Fordham study, authored by Ohio State… Read More