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President Stephen Douglas, Sprinfield, Illinois, USA.

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June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Illinois Set to Nix School Choice Program for Low-Income Children

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June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

On the heels of a historic year of school choice advancement, including legislation that enacted universal or near-universal school choice programs in seven states, Illinois is poised to go in the opposite direction, delivering a blow to low-income families. Read More ›

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May 17, 2023
Education Policy, Parental Rights, School Choice}

Governor DeSantis: The Nation’s Top Education Change Agent

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May 17, 2023
Education Policy, Parental Rights, School Choice}

DeSantis has earned the rank as the nation's top education change agent among his many other achievements as governor. Other governors should emulate his example of courageous leadership and enact Florida's education model legislation. Read More ›

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May 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

School Choice Takes State Houses by Storm in 2023 Legislative Sessions

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May 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Wins keep pouring in for school choice in red states. Currently, seven states have enacted universal or near-universal school choice into law: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, and West Virginia. Read More ›

sad girl sitting and thinking in the classroom

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April 24, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice}

Parents Must Call for Reforms to K-12 Education

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April 24, 2023
Parental Rights, School Choice}

What happens when parents get involved in their children's education? Looking back we see a rich history of caring engagement and the accompanying benefits it brought to Washington State. But as the decades passed, parental input became less welcome in K-12 public education. Read More ›

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April 14, 2023
School Choice}

Georgia Fails on School Choice but Lays Groundwork for 2024

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April 14, 2023
School Choice}

Though under Republican control, the Georgia legislature recently failed to do what several other red-state legislatures have done: enact universal school choice legislation. The measure didn’t fail because of a lack of commitment from its champions but because too many Republicans were persuaded by the weak arguments made by opponents of educational freedom. Read More ›

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April 12, 2023
School Choice}

Florida Is No. 1 in Education Freedom and Choice

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April 12, 2023
School Choice}

When it comes to education freedom, Florida has historically ranked first place. But with Arizona passing universal education savings accounts (ESAs) in 2022, it looked like the Grand Canyon State would surpass the Sunshine State for the coveted title. Read More ›

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March 22, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

One Governor Gets Out of the Gate with Guts, Grit & Grace

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March 22, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Arkansas’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the country’s youngest serving governor and her state’s first female governor, has wasted no time attracting the national spotlight. Sanders has heads turning to see what policies she’ll enact in Arkansas next. Read More ›

Woke Policies Social Justice Education Awareness Headlines Rules 3d Illustration

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Innovation, School Choice}

Union Leaders & Bureaucrats Have Long Ignored Parents’ Concerns

_{Keri D. Ingraham
March 16, 2023
Innovation, School Choice}

With families wanting other options than the traditional public school and with the passage of school choice bills, the K-12 education market is experiencing a much-needed shake up. Parents are now seeing themselves as consumers of K-12 education for their children. Read More ›

Find your way. Location marking with a pin on a map with routes. Adventure, discovery, navigation, communication, logistics, geography, transport and travel theme concept background.

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 14, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

Stop Allowing Zip Codes to Dictate Where Kids Go to School

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 14, 2023
Education Reform, School Choice}

In most of our country, geography dictates which K-12 public school a child will attend. Disregarding school performance and parental input, students are assigned a school based on the geographical boundaries of the school district in which they live. Read More ›

Seattle skyline panorama at sunset, Washington, USA

^{Keri D. Ingraham and Goldy Brown III
February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice}

School Choice Good for Kids & for Public Schools

_{Keri D. Ingraham and Goldy Brown III
February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice}

When it comes to innovation and advancements, Washington State has historically been a national leader. Yet the state has been painfully slow to implement change in an area where it's most critically needed — improving our K-12 education system. Read More ›