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
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
Government
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
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
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
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas state school board member Ann Mah chooses systems over students in school choice debate(The Sentinel) – When school officials talk about education in general or school choice in particular, their focus is almost exclusively on what is best for the school system; student… 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
Government
South Carolina Senate passes expanded school choice ESA programThe South Carolina Senate approved a bill this week granting 15,000 students access to education savings accounts (ESAs). “There will be children whose lives will be changed for the better… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Kelly: School choice for my kids but not yours(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice , except for her own children. Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her husband, Dr. Ted Daughety,… Read More
Government
Texas Gov. Abbott declares support for school choiceTexas Gov. Greg Abbott told parents that Texas needs to create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to increase parental choice in education. Such a program would put the state’s share of… Read More
Government
Education audit reveals why Louisiana needs school choiceIf there was ever a time to reconsider whether public education does its job, many policy experts and lawmakers say that time is now. Louisiana’s legislative auditor released a… Read More