DOJ Drops Louisiana Scholarship Program Lawsuit after Pushback
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to drop its lawsuit against the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) and continue its own review process. This… Read More
SocietyNews
New Report on Why Social + Economic Conservatism Succeeds
Politico is highlighting a new report released yesterday by the American Principles Project (APP) that shows a majority of Americans support social conservatism. APP argues… Read More
Courts Protect Arizona Families’ Ability to Customize Their Children’s Education Through Education Savings Accounts
Families throughout Arizona breathed a sigh of relief last week when a three-judge panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling… Read More
Education News
Government Shutdown Highlights Need for Head Start Reform
Due to the government shutdown, roughly two dozen federally funded Head Start day care centers will temporarily close their doors this week. For those low-income… Read More
Education News
Fulfilling the Dream
This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Parents Contribute More Than School Supplies to Children’s Education
As the days wane in late summer, so do parents’ bank accounts as they invest in school supplies for their children. In fact, reports show… Read More
Education Reform Goes Big in the Tar Heel State
North Carolina is on a roll. Last week, Governor Pat McCrory (R) signed a budget passed by the state legislature chock-full of education reforms, including… Read More
Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman: Champion of Educational Freedom
On the late, great, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman’s 101st birthday, it is fitting to remember his legacy of school choice and continue the fight… Read More
Unions Can’t Ignore Support for Choice in Education
Later today at their annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will detail the results of a poll it commissioned. According… Read More
Rapper Pitbull Speaks in Favor of Charter Schools
What do researchers at The Heritage Foundation and Miami-born rapper Pitbull have in common? A belief in the power of charter schools. Pitbull, whose given… Read More
Bill Would Allow Families to Save More for Education
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives could have widespread benefits to parents saving for a child’s education. The Helping Families Save for Education… Read More
School Choice: Washington State Has Opportunity to Empower Families
Washington state is considering a major school choice proposal. The proposal would allow corporations to receive a 100 percent tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting… Read More
Morning Bell: Join the Fight Against Common Core
Two competing forces are pushing on America’s K–12 education system today. One is an effort to infuse education choice into a long-stagnant system, empowering parents… Read More
EducationNews
Moms Across the Nation Want Education Choice
More and more moms across the nation are becoming involved in how their children are learning and what lies ahead for them in obtaining the… Read More
Louisiana Court Rules Against School Choice, But Educational Opportunity Moves Forward
After a series of school choice victories across the nation, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling this Tuesday when it upheld a lower… Read More
Obama Budget Ends Funding for D.C. School Choice Program
Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Appropriations Committee about Obama’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget request for the Department of Education. Congressman… Read More
MSNBC Host Claims Society Should Raise Children, Not Parents
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry’s words in a new “Lean Forward” ad are breathtaking: We have to break through our kind of private idea that kids… Read More
School Choice Blooming this Spring
School choice is making headlines in multiple states this spring. Several have approved or are considering proposals to expand educational opportunity for families. Texas is… Read More
School Choice: Victory in Colorado
In a huge victory for school choice, the Colorado Court of Appeals last month overturned the injunction placed on the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program… Read More
Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued yesterday. Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence… Read More
Texas-Size School Choice
The Lone Star State is considering significantly expanding educational choice options for children. Under consideration: an elimination of the cap on charter schools (only 215… Read More
$123,000 Department of Education Salary in the Time of Sequester
What pain has sequester wrought at the federal Department of Education? Apparently, not much. The 4,200-person agency has just hired a new “executive director of… Read More
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program: Opportunity and Return on Investment
Very few government programs can claim a positive return on taxpayer investment. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP) is one of them. Launched in 2004,… Read More
Alabama Passes Historic School Choice Plan
In a surprising and historic move, the Alabama state legislature passed the state’s first private-school choice plan Thursday evening. Governor Robert Bentley (R), who is… Read More
School Choice in the Time of Calvin Coolidge
Some may think school choice is a new idea. Not so. In fact, the nation’s first voucher program began back in 1869 in the state… Read More
Education Savings Accounts: Empowering Parents
It is ironic that while Americans are able to freely choose what commercial luxuries to invest in, we are not able to freely invest in… Read More
EducationNews
Heritage in Focus: Wrapping up School Choice Week (PODCAST)
Heritage’s Lindsey Burke, the Will Skillman Fellow in Education, discusses the benefits of school choice and the events of the third annual School Choice Week… Read More
National School Choice Week: Parents Hold the Key to Advancing Choice
It is an exciting time for all! National School Choice Week is in full swing, highlighting all kinds of educational options for families across America…. Read More
WATCH: Friday Lunch Hangout on School Choice
Friday concludes the 3rd annual National School Choice week. This year was the biggest year ever with over 3,600 events nationwide celebrating the benefits that… Read More
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts—Now Safe from Taxation—Could Still Be Improved
Congress and President Obama preserved the rules regarding Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) when they passed the “fiscal cliff” deal. Coverdell ESAs are the lone… Read More
