EducationCommentary
Arizona’s Attorney General Wages Lawfare on Families
Arizona is one of the nation’s leading states in offering families education choice—and families are loving it. Three out of four parents support the state’s… Read More
EducationNews
Parental Rights, School Choice ‘Hit a Tipping Point’
More than half the nation’s students now live in states with school choice, new data shows. Over a dozen states made progress on school choice… Read More
EducationCommentary
Gov. Ayotte Delivers for New Hampshire Parents
With a few strokes of her pen on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte delivered on her promise to empower parents by signing a Parental… Read More
EducationCommentary
Schools Closing in Arizona? Blame the Failing Schools, Not School Choice
School choice opponents have long predicted that policies like Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program would destroy the public school system. For years, Gov. Katie Hobbs… Read More
EducationCommentary
What a Croc: Don’t Let ‘LA GATOR’ Scholarships Go Underfunded
Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov…. Read More
Education Analysis
From School Board Mom to National Leader: Tiffany Justice’s New Mission for Parental Rights
The rise of parental activism in education has transformed America’s political landscape since COVID-19 lockdowns exposed what was happening behind classroom doors. Now, one of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Governor’s Surprise Veto Sinks School Choice Opportunity for North Dakota
Last week, North Dakota was poised to become the 17th state to make every K-12 student eligible for school choice. Instead, the failure of Gov…. Read More
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School Choice Soon Available to Half of US Kids, But How It’s Designed Is Critical
School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then more than half of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Who’s Afraid of School Choice—and Food Trucks—in Wyoming?
Teacher unions are racing to stop greater education choice from spreading to Wyoming. But parents there already know that more education options would be valuable… Read More
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Future of Charter Schools Jeopardized by Their Own Political Shortsightedness
A decade ago, charter schools were heralded as the crowning achievement of bipartisan education reform efforts. But during last week’s National School Choice Week observations, charters… Read More
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Education Savings Accounts Would Give Military Families Freedom They Deserve
Military families exemplify the best of America—sacrifice, service, and dedication to our nation’s security. Yet, too often, their children are shortchanged by an education system… Read More
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Trump Directive Gives Military Families New Reason to Celebrate National School Choice Week
Two welcome changes from the new White House in its first weeks are the turn away from diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and a… Read More
EducationCommentary
2025 Will Be the Tipping Point for School Choice
As the nation celebrates National School Choice Week, the school choice movement is on the cusp of hitting a major milestone. By the end of… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Culture of Moral Relativism Is Destroying Our Kids’ Education
What issue could be more important to a nation’s future than education? A country is about people. How Americans act, work, think, choose—and live—reflects their… Read More
EducationNews
South Carolina Court Strips Families of Educational Freedom
South Carolina dad David Warner is afraid to tell his sixth-grade son that he will have to leave his school, teachers, and friends because the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Louisiana Expands Education Choice to All
Education freedom is on the march. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed legislation making the Pelican State the 19th state in the nation to enact… Read More
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Texas GOP Primary Runoff Results Bring Big Wins for School Choice
School choice is coming to Texas. Last year, efforts to pass a school choice bill in the state Legislature were stymied by a coalition of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Educational Freedom: The Overlooked Answer to Chronic Absenteeism
Schools across the country are struggling to get students to show up reliably. The best estimates suggest more than 1 in 4 American students are… 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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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
EducationCommentary
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 Proposed Reversal in School Choice Would Hurt Taxpayers, Not Just Students and Their Families
Three decades ago, Arizona policymakers created opportunities for educators to start new schools and for families to choose between them. Unfortunately, though, the state’s current governor… Read More
EducationCommentary
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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‘Micro’ K-12 Schools Offer Big Solutions for Students
New research estimates that some students’ grades will never catch back up after falling during the pandemic. Recently, some in the mainstream media worried that… 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
EducationNews
New School Choice Program Launches in South Carolina. Parents are Winning.
Despite the most well-funded efforts to stop education reform, the school choice movement still clearly has momentum. The fruits of those efforts can be seen… Read More
EducationCommentary
This National School Choice Week, Let’s Celebrate Return to Founding Principles
The school choice policies sweeping the nation may be among the most innovative—and promising—enacted in recent memory. Yet they also embody a return to principles… 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
EducationNews
Tennessee Governor Calls for Expanded School Choice Programs
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was set to announce new legislation Tuesday to expand school choice in his state to 20,000 more students next year—with plans… Read More
EducationCommentary
‘Most Improved’: Iowa Governor Explains How Hawkeye State Won School Choice Revolution
“I truly believe that school choice will make the most consequential change for our education system in decades,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says. The Heritage… Read More
