EducationCommentary
How to Give Military Kids a Flexible, High-Quality Education
I’m a military brat, along with my five siblings. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force, and being part of a shared community… Read More
EducationCommentary
This Education Bill Would Be a Game-Changer for Military Families Like Mine
As a third-generation Army wife and the mother of four school-age children, I am immensely grateful that my family has had the privilege of living… Read More
EducationCommentary
House Bill Would Give Military Families the Schooling Options They Deserve
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a proposal on Monday that would create well-deserved educational opportunities for military families. The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families… Read More
EducationCommentary
My Bill to Expand Education Options for Military Families
All across America, military families are making personal sacrifices to keep our country safe. As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Congress Should Modernize Impact Aid for Children of Military Families
Kathleen Jones and her family were “trying to figure out the next chapter in their lives.” Her husband spent 28 years in the military, so… Read More
EducationNews
Military Spouse Says Education Savings Accounts Would Create ‘Phenomenal’ Freedom for Those Who Serve
The spouse of a retired Air Force colonel says a bill creating federally funded savings accounts for military families would provide more school choices and… Read More
EducationNews
Betsy DeVos Urges Americans to Embrace ‘Education Freedom’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is calling on Americans to embrace a vision of “education freedom” that empowers students and parents with a “multitude of pathways”… Read More
EducationCommentary
Puerto Rico’s Bold School Choice Plan Mirrors New Orleans’
In the months following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September, Puerto Rico has struggled to find its footing and rebuild. Unfortunately, dysfunction was already… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Helped This Girl Escape a Broken School, Then Become Valedictorian
The right to choose where your kids attend school should be common sense. But for too long, it’s something too many parents have been denied… Read More
EducationCommentary
In a Harsh New Hampshire Winter, Passage of Education Savings Accounts Is a Breath of Spring
As New Hampshire hunkers down for another brutal January, lawmakers are giving families something to look forward to once the snow melts: namely, more opportunities…. Read More
EducationNews
Mike Pence Helps Pass Cruz Amendment Expanding 529 Plans
The Senate passed an amendment from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Friday to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would allow 529 college savings plans… Read More
EducationCommentary
This DC Mom Loves School Choice, and Senate Bill Would Greatly Expand It
Two years ago, Christmas came early for Kofi Minor and her daughter, Elisa Thomas. “She was struggling in school,” says Minor, a resident of the… Read More
EducationNews
Through God, This Mississippi Boys School Is Working to Heal the Racial Divide
GREENWOOD, Mississippi—Thomas McMillin Howard, known as “T. Mac,” describes Greenwood, Mississippi as a “backwards place.” And sadly, most people who’ve visited would agree. Separated by… Read More
EducationNews
School Choice on the Front Line for Military Families
Men and women of the armed forces worry about their children’s education while deployed overseas, says Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Congress can do something… Read More
EducationCommentary
GOP Tax Proposal Would Advance Education Choice
The GOP tax plan, released Thursday, would take the long-overdue step of allowing parents to use elementary and secondary education expenses under 529 savings plans. This… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Answer to Failing Schools? Give Students ‘Backpacks Full of Cash’
Imagine you are Jeanne Allen—who joined me recently on “Common Ground”—and you’re a longtime educational reformer, and you’ve coined this phrase, “backpacks full of cash.”… Read More
EducationCommentary
How New York City May Be Shortchanging Its Poorest Students
Last year, 822 public school employees sat idle in “rubber rooms” in New York City. Well, perhaps not entirely idle. Some played Scrabble, others slept…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Why Education Savings Accounts Are the Path to Student Success
Education savings accounts are a new, groundbreaking effort to provide more educational opportunities to students throughout the country. These are private savings accounts that parents… Read More
EducationCommentary
More States Putting Parents in Charge With Education Savings Accounts
Sarah Greenbank didn’t think she would be able to send her daughter, Ashlee, to anything but an Arizona public school. She didn’t think a private… Read More
EducationCommentary
New Studies Show a Consistent Result: Private School Choice Works
Time heals all wounds—except, it seems, in the research world. Opponents of parental choice in education, like publicly funded K-12 scholarships and vouchers, are not… Read More
EducationCommentary
Supreme Court Lays Solid Foundation for School Choice Growth
This week, the nation’s highest court made two decisions that could profoundly affect the future of educational freedom in the United States. On Monday, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
What This Supreme Court Case Could Mean for School Choice
This week, a dispute over playground surfaces in Missouri made its way to the Supreme Court. At question was the constitutionality of a provision in… Read More
EducationCommentary
Senators Like School Choice for Their Own Kids. Why Not for Everyone?
In recent years, states have significantly increased the availability of private school choice options. Since 2011, nearly a dozen states have enacted new tax credit… Read More
EducationCommentary
Evidence in Favor of School Choice Continues to Mount
The evidence in favor of the positive benefits of school choice grew considerably stronger this month with the release of a new methodologically rigorous evaluation… Read More
EducationCommentary
Arizona Scored a Big Win With School Choice. Here’s How It Will Help Children.
Last week, Arizona leaped to the front of the education choice pack. Already a leader in school choice, being the first state to create education… Read More
EducationNews
House Panel Votes to Preserve, Expand DC School Vouchers
A House committee voted Friday to continue a school voucher program for poor children in the District of Columbia, signaling Republicans’ intent to follow through… Read More
EducationCommentary
We Hear You: The NAACP, Political Correctness, and School Choice
Editor’s note: Today your letters include thoughtful responses to a commentary by school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford and to a Daily Signal supporter’s appeal about… Read More
EducationNews
Pence Highlights Administration’s Commitment to School Choice in Meeting With Black College Leaders
Vice President Mike Pence stressed to a group of college administrators that the Trump administration is committed to greater education choice for elementary and high… Read More
EducationNews
Cory Booker, Who Voted Against Betsy DeVos, Previously Spoke to School Choice Group She Led
Sen. Cory Booker, who has been an outspoken critic of Betsy DeVos, once spoke at an event organized by a school choice group she led…. Read More
EducationNews
Republican Lawmakers Call for Swift Confirmation of Betsy DeVos
Republican senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced Wednesday they would not vote for Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as education secretary. “Secretary-designate… Read More
