Government
Texas picks experienced operator for school choice program, announces name: Education Freedom AccountsTexas has selected an experienced company to help administer its new $1 billion school choice program and announced the program’s official name: Texas Education Freedom Accounts. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock… Read More
Government
Tennessee governor wants more than 20,000 private school scholarships after demand far exceeds supplyTennessee Gov. Bill Lee says he will ask lawmakers to expand the state’s new private school scholarship program next year. Lee told reporters in Nashville on Friday that he wants… Read More
Culture
Education reform movement nurtured at Harvard’s Kennedy SchoolDeep within the bastions of liberal Harvard University, a small enclave of school reformers is quietly reshaping the conversation around education. Nearly 30 years ago, Paul E. Peterson… Read More
Homeschools
Analysts: Stop ‘myths, scaremongering tactics’ against burgeoning homeschool movementImagine a movement “so fringe” it can’t reflect mainstream society, yet so “fast ballooning and politically forceful” it may overrun an entire educational system – how homeschooling is described by… Read More
Culture
Texas Yass Prize awards $4 million to 11 school choice education providers(The Center Square) – Eleven education providers from eight states received $4 million in funding through a new awards program created after Texas implemented a new school choice program this… Read More
Government
Nebraska opts in to federal private school choice programNebraska has become the first state opting in to a new federal tax credit program designed to expand school choice scholarships for K-12 students. Gov. Jim Pillen announced the news during a Sept. 27 visit to… Read More
Government
Texas expected to open school choice applications by Jan. 1Texans hoping to take advantage of the state’s new school choice program can expect to submit applications “by the first of the year,” acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said this week. Read More
Courts
Families fight back as teachers’ union sues to block Idaho school choice programMere months after Idaho launched its first school choice program, three families who depend on it are now battling to defend it – with help from a national legal group taking on… Read More
Culture
Charlie Kirk’s mission marches on at Center for Christian Virtue galaEven after the assassination of faith-and-political activist Charlie Kirk, his impact continues at the campus events and conferences he had planned to attend. Center for Christian Virtue, a faith-based public policy organization… Read More
Public Education
Teacher training seen as missing link in school choice expansion, expert says, with serious reforms neededWhile school choice has expanded rapidly, a significant roadblock remains: Who will teach the students moving to private schools, microschools and homeschool co-ops? In a recent op-ed, Daniel Buck argues that… Read More
Christian Schools
Enrollment grows for Florida nonprofit with no-cost Christian school for at-risk kidsA faith-based Florida nonprofit is continuing to grow its free private Christian school program to serve at-risk children in Palm Beach County, Florida. Urban Youth Impact in West Palm Beach offers K-5th… Read More
Courts
Federal tax credit could blunt legal challenges to school choice, law professor saysIt’s no secret that school choice has expanded rapidly: 35 states now have programs to help parents pay for private school tuition and other education costs. Read More
Public Education
Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom reportThe exploding school choice movement has seen a “banner year,” reports The Heritage Foundation’s hot-off-the-presses 2025 Education Freedom report. Jonathan Butcher, acting director for Heritage’s Center… Read More
Government
WSJ rips Wisconsin Gov. Evers for refusal to join federal school choice tax credit programWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is “taking orders” from teachers’ unions instead of seeking the well-being of students in his state, writes The Wall Street Journal editorial… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey parents urge state to end district takeover, citing ‘weakened trust, reduced family involvement’Parents in a New Jersey school district are calling for the State Board of Education to end a government takeover, expressing frustrations with academic and other outcomes. “State intervention in… Read More
Public Education
EdChoice Survey: Parents want more options, strongly support school choiceAs American public schools continue to struggle with declining performance, a new survey shows parents overwhelmingly want more education options – and they continue to strongly support school choice. Read More
Public Education
School choice measure proposed for District of Columbia(The Center Square) – Students in the District of Columbia, particularly from the less affluent areas, stand to gain if a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives gets a… Read More
Government
Blue state governors face decision on new federal school choice programPublic schools are failing too many children across the U.S., and blue state governors can help change that by opting in to the new federal school choice program. That’s the… Read More
Government
Research confirms parents use school choice to find safer schools with better educationConcerns about school safety and lagging academics are the main reasons parents take advantage of school choice programs, new research from EdChoice confirms. “Enrollments in choice programs surge when parents… Read More
Public Education
School choice participation topped 1.3 million students last school year, up 25%Over 1.3 million students were enrolled in private school choice programs last year – with enrollment continuing to grow across the United States. Participation surged 25%… Read More