Tag: ESA

Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery at Night

^{Keri D. Ingraham
February 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Alabama Governor Ivey’s Top Legislative Priority Is Advancing Educational Freedom

_{Keri D. Ingraham
February 21, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

In the State of the State Address recently, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced, “passing an education savings account bill that works for families and for Alabama is my number one legislative priority.” Read More ›

colorful waving national flag of arizona state on a american dollar money background. finance concept

^{Keri D. Ingraham
January 12, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

Arizona Gov. Hobbs Seeks to Bury Education Freedom in Bureaucracy

_{Keri D. Ingraham
January 12, 2024
Education Policy, School Choice}

After failing in her multiple attempts to block and remove Arizona’s universal school choice opportunities for families, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is now looking to layer endless bureaucracy onto the state’s thriving Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Read More ›

Children, books, and hanging out in the park with friends. Learning or diversity in reading at the school playground. Children, study or education

^{Keri D. Ingraham
December 8, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Educational Freedom Expansion Will Continue in 2024

_{Keri D. Ingraham
December 8, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Ten states have passed legislation to grant all, or nearly all, families statewide with K-12 education freedom. It is time for all of the other Republican trifecta states to get the job done. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas Lawmakers Finally Get Serious About School Choice for Families

_{Keri D. Ingraham
November 16, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Texas State Rep. Cody Harris, a Republican from rural Palestine, Texas, was one of several Republicans who initially opposed school choice. Yet, once he began serving on the House Public Education Committee earlier this year, his position changed. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education Policy, Hybrid Learning}

College-Simulated Learning for K-12

_{Keri D. Ingraham
October 6, 2023
Education Policy, Hybrid Learning}

Recent polling suggests that nearly half of parents would prefer a hybrid approach for their child’s education, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. A promising model of hybrid education exists by the name of college-simulated learning. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

Policy Focus: Education Savings Accounts

_{Keri D. Ingraham
September 6, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

A few years ago, the hope of providing all families within a state with funding to select the education avenues that would best serve their individual children was considered nearly unimaginable. Read More ›

The boy gets off the school bus and goes home. Generative AI

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 10, 2023
Education Policy, Education Reform, Public Education}

‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 10, 2023
Education Policy, Education Reform, Public Education}

Teachers unions and education bureaucrats hail public schools for being open to all children while condemning private schools for limiting access. But most “public” schools aren’t public at all. Read More ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 14, 2023
School Choice}

Georgia Fails on School Choice but Lays Groundwork for 2024

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
April 12, 2023
School Choice}

Florida Is No. 1 in Education Freedom and Choice

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
March 22, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice}

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

_{Keri D. Ingraham
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 ›