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More Public Charter Schools Are Needed Nationwide
Parents, children, and supporters of school choice have cause to celebrate this National Charter Schools Week. Charter schools earned the top two spots on a… Read More
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Missouri, Nebraska Advance Education Freedom
After three consecutive years of massive progress expanding education freedom and choice, 2024 is shaping up to be another banner year. This week, Missouri expanded… Read More
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Think Tanks, Political Groups, and Activists Join Forces to Amplify School Choice Efforts in Virginia
A coalition of parents’ rights activists have reignited the fight for school choice for Virginia’s families with the help of The Heritage Foundation. Virginia’s Thomas… Read More
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More States Make Progress on School Choice
Several states are making progress empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the… Read More
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Legislatures in These States Make Real Progress for Education Choice
In the midst of the school choice movement’s most successful legislative season last year, The Hill asked: “School choice won big in states this year…. Read More
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Florida’s Education Freedom Folly
Florida long has been a pioneer in providing families with education freedom and choice. It was among the first states to enact both tax-credit scholarships… Read More
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Arizona’s Students Crush Academic Records With Innovative School Choice Options
Touchdown Arizona! Philanthropist Janine Yass penned a column recently that was so delightfully perfect about the importance of school choice and how we as a… Read More
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School Choice Revolution Empowers Homeschoolers, Too
A school choice revolution is sweeping the nation. Ten states have passed universal education choice initiatives in the past two years. In addition to private school tuition,… Read More
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Moms for Liberty Hosted a Town Hall in NYC About Its Failing Schools. Here’s What I Saw.
Moms for Liberty held an event in New York City on Thursday night to discuss and diagnose the woeful state of education in the Big… Read More
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Will Education Choice Momentum Continue in 2024?
National School Choice Week begins on Sunday, and this year, there’s much to celebrate. In 2023, the school choice movement made more progress expanding education… Read More
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Anti-Choice Position on Schooling
Liberal activist Kirk Bangstad’s Minocqua Brewing Co. SuperPAC on Oct. 12 filed a petition with the Wisconsin Supreme Court that sought to dismantle the state’s… Read More
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The Best Way to Fight Indoctrination in Schools: School Choice
Education freedom is the “great equalizer” and has “the biggest impact” on preventing indoctrination in the schools, proclaimed Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. “You can …… Read More
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3 Changes to School Choice Bill Could Skyrocket Texas From No. 30 to No. 4 in the Nation
Gov. Greg Abbott called the Texas Legislature into a fourth special session on Tuesday with the aim of expanding K-12 options for families. Over the… Read More
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South Carolina Teachers Union Out to Deprive Students of Learning Options
Barely six months after South Carolina lawmakers approved legislation allowing K-12 students to customize their education, the state affiliate of the National Education Association is… Read More
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In Special Session on School Choice, Texas Legislators Should Emulate Arizona
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session to begin Oct. 9 to expand K-12 options for Texas families. In the past few… Read More
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German Refugee Family of Homeschoolers Targeted for Deportation by Biden Administration
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement told a German Christian family that was persecuted for homeschooling their children that they needed to prepare to be deported… Read More
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3 Things Parents Should Know as Kids Head Back to School
As the fall season kicks off, parents across the country are searching for new notebooks, bigger backpacks, and maybe even better schools for their children… Read More
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Education Around the Country Looks Different This School Year. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.
Jennifer Wolverton has a plan for her child’s education: A great laptop, software programs for practicing writing and designing artwork, piano lessons, and art classes…. Read More
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In Woke Wars, Faith-Based Virginia Schools See Enrollment Jump
Schools rooted in a biblical worldview are seeing increased enrollment in Virginia, while public schools are faltering. According to a recent report, Catholic schools in… Read More
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Back to (What Kind of) School: Education or Indoctrination?
As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left… Read More
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Milton Friedman’s Vision in Education Becomes Reality
On the occasion of his “eleventy-first” birthday, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins famously disappeared. On July 31, we celebrate what would have been the 111th birthday… Read More
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Ohioans Declare Independence From the District School Monopoly
Just in time for Independence Day, Ohio families can finally declare independence from the district school monopoly. Over the weekend, Ohio lawmakers passed a state… Read More
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In Virginia, School Choice Triumphs in GOP Primary Races
Virginia has trailed other states in adopting robust education choice policies. But after the results of last week’s GOP primaries in the commonwealth, that could… Read More
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School Choice Chalking Up More Wins Across Country
The momentum for school choice is continuing to build nationwide. Eight states have enacted new education choice policies or have expanded existing ones so far… Read More
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Maryland Governor Tries to End School Choice for Low-income Families
Families and students in Maryland can breathe a sigh of relief after lawmakers agreed to provide $9 million in funding for the state’s school choice… Read More
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Supreme Court Tells Maine to Stop Religiously Discriminating. Maine Gets Creative, Does It Anyway.
Last term, in Carson v. Makin, the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Maine could not prevent parents from using otherwise generally available state school… Read More
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Parents Bill of Rights Aims to Remind School Boards Who’s in Charge of Kids’ Education
Last week, I had the honor of helping pass HR 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, in Congress. Parents have a right to guide… Read More
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Sex Ed Gets Too Extreme
The facts of life haven’t changed, but sex education is entirely different now from what you likely learned in school. Sex ed in middle school… Read More
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Parents’ Bill of Rights Is How Congress Can Help State School Reformers
The stunning success of conservative education reform across the country in the past few years is the result a moral fact: Parents are children’s primary… Read More
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Will Teachers Unions’ Political Contributions Prevent School Choice in Pennsylvania?
A well-funded network of government unions stands in opposition to parents, students, and lawmakers eyeballing education reform in Pennsylvania. Until recently, they have cowed and… Read More
