Homeschools
Real faces of school choice: Empowering homeschool families to learnA former public school teacher turned homeschooling mom is transforming her children’s education with the help of state-funded education savings accounts. Paula Bean taught public school for two years before… Read More
Courts
Wyoming judge grants parents’ motion to intervene in school choice lawsuitA district court judge has permitted two families to join the legal defense of Wyoming’s first-ever school choice program. After a June 27 hearing, District Judge Peter Froelicher granted a… Read More
Opinion
Lawyer’s argument against school choice falls apart under scrutinyArguments against school choice by a lawyer with a special needs son don’t hold up once the facts are considered. Jennifer Coco, who formerly worked for the Southern Poverty Law… Read More
Christian Schools
New Arkansas private school credits school choice program for successful launchA new private school is opening in southeast Arkansas this fall, which founders say wouldn’t be possible without the state’s Education Freedom Account. Star City Christian Academy will welcome its… Read More
Government
Senate parliamentarian rules national school choice out of budget billEarly Friday, the Senate parliamentarian advised that a national school choice tax credit program would require 60 votes if it is included in the “one, big beautiful” budget bill. Elizabeth… Read More
Courts
Ohio to appeal court ruling against school choice programOhio will act swiftly to appeal a court decision declaring its school choice program unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports. The program will be allowed to continue… Read More
Public Education
School choice critics ignore inequality ‘baked into’ public schools, expert saysThe common claim that popular school choice programs will exacerbate inequality fails to account for the inequality already “baked into the government school system.” That is according to Dr. Corey… Read More
Government
DeSantis expected to sign bill allowing charters to share public school facilitiesFlorida’s leadership in educational freedom took another step forward this week when lawmakers passed a bill allowing charter schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public school buildings. Republicans advanced the measure… Read More
Politics
‘School choice is not the enemy,’ says Charter advocate in Juneteenth messageTrue freedom must include the freedom to choose a quality education, says New York charter school advocate Dr. Paul Miller. In a Juneteenth-themed op-ed… Read More
Public Education
Kansas allows three years of unlawful behavior before labeling schools ‘persistently dangerous’(The Sentinel) – A May 7th letter from the U. S. Department of Education to Kansas school officials has dusted off a decades-long, but neglected regulation allowing students… Read More
Culture
School choice states top latest ‘Parent Power!’ rankingsStates with school choice lead an annual measure of the freedom parents have to find the right school for their children. The Parent Power! Index, published… Read More
Government
Senate includes school choice in ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill draftA national school choice plan is moving forward after a Senate committee included it in a draft of its “big, beautiful” budget bill. The Senate Finance Committee released its… Read More
Government
Charter school leader blasts Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed charter funding cutsPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is under fire yet again for opposing school choice. In 2022, Shapiro campaigned on a promise to create a private school voucher… Read More
Government
Orthodox Jews campaign to push Senate for $10B school choice billAn association of Orthodox Jews is launching a national campaign to encourage the Senate to pass national school choice legislation and double the bill’s maximum funding amount. The Educational Choice… Read More
Courts
Watch: Wisconsin Lutheran school wins $30,000 school choice appeal to aid special education studentsSt. Paul’s Lutheran School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, has won a legal appeal after the state attempted to deny more than $30,000 in school choice scholarship funding for three special needs… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina saves $10M on school choice as participation surges to 80,000Most school choice participants this year in North Carolina were already enrolled in private school, but the state still saved $10 million by supporting private school choice, according to a… Read More
Government
Louisiana Legislature budget plan nixes school choice expansionThousands of Louisiana students will have to wait for school choice scholarships if the state Legislature’s budget becomes law. The $49 billion spending plan, which passed by a wide margin… Read More
School Choice
Students in every state could participate in school choice with passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’(The Center Square) – If passed as expected, the Educational Choice for Children Act will open up school choice across the U.S., with the amount of students benefiting from “private… Read More
Government
K-12 education is thriving in Florida, where half of students don’t attend their local public schoolFlorida has reached a tipping point: More than half of K-12 students in America’s third-largest state are educated outside their local, conventional public school. The Sunshine State has been… Read More
Public Education
More parents insist on finding the right environment for their children, report saysSchool choice surged during COVID-19 and shows no signs of slowing down, a newly released study shows. The study, published by education… Read More