Government
West Virginia charter schools finding solid ground(reimaginED) – Weeks into the start of a new school year that saw the launch of the first approved public charter schools in West Virginia, a report on the schools’… Read More
Government
Poll: South Carolina voters support educational savings accounts, school choice(The Center Square) – South Carolina residents are supportive of school choice, according to a new survey of eligible voters from the South Carolina Policy Council. When asked about education… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the state’s… Read More
Education
Herzog Foundation catapults 215 students into over 40 Missouri schools with ESA scholarships in just two monthsIf the Herzog Foundation is an aircraft carrier, its ESA program is a 30-ton aircraft launched into flight with just 300 feet of runway. Since July 1, when Missouri’s Empowerment… Read More
Government
National Microschooling Center launches, proving ‘modern one-room schoolhouse’ is no flash-in-the-pandemic phenomenon(reimaginED) – It’s well documented that millions of parents turned to microschools as a result of campus shutdowns during the long Covid-19 nightmare. These nimble learning centers provided safe gathering… Read More
Homeschools
North Carolina students leaving for private schools, homeschooling on the rise(The Center Square) – Recent data from the state’s Division of Non-Public Education provides a snapshot of student enrollment in private and home schools, which remains strong amid public school… Read More
Government
Expert: Education funding without transparency a disservice to the system(The Center Square) – One Delaware policy analyst says the education system in the state needs to be revamped, even as the state benefited from more than $866 million in… Read More
Government, Public Education
As teachers’ strike forces remote learning, campaign encourages parents to enroll their kids in private school with state scholarshipsWhen teachers in Columbus, Ohio went on strike, a Christian public policy organization launched a billboard campaign urging parents to consider taking their children out of the public school system. … Read More
Christian Schools
Huge leap of faith: Christian schools see record jump in enrollment, with more students on the wayChristian schools saw record leaps in enrollment in 2021, and early numbers for the 2022-23 school year show the trend continuing. As reported by The Heartlander last November the effects… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Ohio Christian school started by partnering churches welcomes first class, funded by donations and school vouchersA group of churches in Ohio has banded together to open a private school serving low-income communities where families can use state funds to pay tuition. Westside Christian School… Read More
Government
Are they being asked to sign away their parental rights? Arizonans cautioned not to sign anti-school-choice petitionArizonans are now being asked to give up their parental rights. That’s the way school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis sees it, anyway. Since Arizona lawmakers passed the most sweeping… Read More
Press Release
Treasurer Fitzpatrick Announces Almost 400 MOScholars Scholarships AwardedJefferson City, MO — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that almost 400 scholarships have been awarded to students to attend the school of their choice through the MOScholars program. Read More
Government, Homeschools
New study: Homeschooling improves children’s ‘social competencies’New research suggests socialization may be a bigger issue for children in public schools than those who are homeschooled, contrary to popular stereotypes. A recent study examined the "social competencies"… Read More
Government
Arizona leaders celebrate universal school choice law as potential ballot challenge lingers(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators, and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizona’s recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizona’s universal school choice law. What’s it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take their kids’ share… Read More
Government
Report shows rapid growth in Kentucky nonpublic education enrollment(The Center Square) – It’s back-to-school time across Kentucky, and a report released Wednesday shows more kids are going away from public schools. According to EdChoice Kentucky, nearly 98,000 students attended… Read More
Government
School choice initiative clears signature hurdle for November ballot in Michigan(The Center Square) – Let MI Kids Learn filed more than 520,000 signatures with the Michigan Bureau of Elections to put an education choice initiative on this… Read More
Government
Education funding measure fails to make Colorado ballot(The Center Square) – A measure that proposed increasing Colorado public education funding by $980 million won’t appear on the November ballot after supporters failed to submit signatures by the… Read More
Government
Judicial panel rules that Tennessee education savings account program can move forward(The Center Square) – A Tennessee trial court ruled Friday that Tennessee’s Education Scholarship Program can move forward. A three-judge panel heard arguments earlier in the day… Read More
Government
Virginia colleges, universities eager to establish K-12 lab schools(The Center Square) – Higher education institutions from across Virginia have begun the initial planning stages to establish K-12 lab schools as they await guidance from the Virginia Department of… Read More