Government
Indiana lawmakers remove school choice income restrictions in new state budgetIn a tight budget year, Hoosier State lawmakers still met their goal of making the state’s school choice program fully universal. Legislators removed any remaining income restrictions for the Choice… Read More
Public Education
New study again confirms that school choice improves outcomes(The Sentinel) – A new study shows the Ohio school choice program is producing better outcomes for students, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the… Read More
Opinion
Court’s ruling meant to kill school choice in South Carolina backfired(The Daily Signal) – South Carolina’s school choice program faced a crushing setback when the state’s Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional after hundreds of students had already started classes at new… Read More
Government
Texas Senate sends universal school choice bill to Gov. Abbott for signatureSchool choice is about to become law in Texas. The Senate approved a universal school choice bill, SB 2, by a 19-12 vote on Thursday, after… Read More
Government
North Dakota passes major school choice bill hours after charter schools become lawA bill to create Education Savings Accounts (ESA) for educational expenses including private school is on its way to the North Dakota governor after the state House passed the bill… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania Republicans introduce universal school choice bill in contested stateNine GOP Pennsylvania legislators introduced a state House bill last week that would create education savings accounts, or ESAs, called Student Freedom Accounts. The accounts would… Read More
Politics
Texas’ decades-long fight over school choice: How it happened(The Center Square) – For more than 20 years, House Republicans and Democrats have opposed a taxpayer-funded subsidy to allow families to send their child to a private school of… Read More
Public Education
39K apply for Louisiana’s new school choice program, ‘among the largest turnouts’ in the nationMore than 39,000 students have applied for Louisiana’s new school choice program, the equivalent of about 6% of the state’s public-school enrollment. Applications came at nearly 1,000 per day during… Read More
Government
Texas House makes history, passes state’s first school choice bill(The Center Square) – The Texas House for the first time in state history passed a school choice bill after previous attempts failed in multiple legislative sessions. The House passed… Read More
Public Education
Another shooting at Dallas high school riddled with violenceA 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting four people at a Dallas high school Tuesday, the second shooting at the school in one year. No one died in the… Read More
Government
North Dakota close to approving charter schoolsNorth Dakota is on the cusp of becoming the 47th state to legalize charter schools, as a separate school choice bill is still on the table. Read More
Government
‘Alabama families want school choice’: Gov. Ivey celebrates abundance of scholarship applicationsAlabama’s inaugural school choice program has received overwhelming interest resulting in more than 36,000 applications, drawing cheers from the governor. “We have received applications from… Read More
Government
Texas House passes budget that includes $1 billion for school choiceTexas lawmakers approved a $337 billion, two-year budget late Thursday that includes $1 billion for education savings accounts (ESA). If passed in separate legislation, the school choice program would be… Read More
Government
Texas House poised to pass budget bill without school choice blockIt’s budget night in the Texas House and school choice funds appear safe and sound. Lawmakers are expected to stay up late Thursday night debating various amendments to the $337… Read More
Opinion
School choice isn’t to blame for Texas schools’ strugglesAs school choice nears passage in the Texas House, opponents are already claiming school choice will deprive public schools of funding and force them to close. While this may sound… Read More
Public Education
A DOGE-like program could help Louisiana parents decide where to send their children to schoolAs Louisiana continues its push to improve education through school choice, it has introduced a new accountability tool granting an inside look at schools and how education dollars are spent. Read More
Public Education
‘Worst’ to first: Louisiana readies new ESAs for fallIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That appears to be the case in Louisiana. After enduring what state Superintendent Cade Brumley called “the worst” school choice… Read More
Government
Cruz, Banks seek to give school choice to military families in new bill(The Daily Signal) – Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act on April 1, a bill aimed at giving military… Read More
Public Education
Special needs families are flocking to school choice programs, data showsWhen public school activists attack school choice, they often claim choice programs will harm disadvantaged students, such as minorities, low-income students and especially those with special needs. After all, the… Read More
Homeschools
New York should revise educational policies that ‘kill innovation,’ commentary arguesJailed for teaching children in small groups? As Orwellian as it sounds, such a scenario is already written into New York’s law – where homeschool parents are forbidden to provide… Read More