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

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August 10, 2023
Education Policy

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‘Public’ Schools That Aren’t Public

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August 10, 2023
Education Policy

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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 ›

Young parents with their daughter holding American flag in countryside at sunset. Independence Day celebration

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July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Families Want Educational Freedom

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July 31, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Families with children in public schools are restricted to a specifically assigned school based on home address — even if another public school is a better fit. Removing that artificial barrier in order that there are “no more lines” in public education should be a priority. Read More ›

Crowd of people at a protest rally in America against the current government with their hands in the air, view from the back, peaceful march of the country's for freedom and democracy. Generative AI

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July 26, 2023
Unions

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Teachers Unions Pretend to Promote Freedom

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July 26, 2023
Unions

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With the hashtag “#TeachTruth,” the National Education Association demanded the “freedom to teach” and the “freedom to learn” at their annual Representative Assembly earlier this month. It is laughable that the representatives and leaders of the world’s largest teachers union are masquerading as champions of freedom. Read More ›

Sad boy front of a school bus. Child School concept. Education. Home education.

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July 6, 2023
School Choice

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Bring School Choice to the Public System

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July 6, 2023
School Choice

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Despite this tremendous progress in empowering a growing number of parents with the freedom to move their children outside of the public education system, expanding options within public education often remains extremely limited. Read More ›

President Stephen Douglas, Sprinfield, Illinois, USA.

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June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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

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June 14, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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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 ›

Boys doing homework with parents working from home

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May 26, 2023
Hybrid Learning

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K-12 Hybrid Learning Is the New Parent Preference

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May 26, 2023
Hybrid Learning

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According to a recent poll, if given the option, 48% of parents prefer a hybrid approach to learning for their children, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week. Read More ›

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

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Governor DeSantis: The Nation’s Top Education Change Agent

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

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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 ›

^{Keri D. Ingraham
May 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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School Choice Takes State Houses by Storm in 2023 Legislative Sessions

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May 15, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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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 ›

Blurred shot of high school students walking up the strs between classes in a busy school building,

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March 16, 2023
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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Union Leaders & Bureaucrats Have Long Ignored Parents’ Concerns

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March 16, 2023
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, School Choice

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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 ›

Seattle skyline panorama at sunset, Washington, USA

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February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice

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School Choice Good for Kids & for Public Schools

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February 6, 2023
Innovation, School Choice

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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 ›

Arizona flag and Iowa flag States of America waving with texture sky Cloud and sunset double flag

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January 30, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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The Two States Now Have Universal School Choice — And Yours Could Be Next

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January 30, 2023
Education Policy, School Choice

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Iowa became the second state in the country to pass universal school choice, directly providing families with funds to support their children’s education. Arizona was the trendsetter for this new wave of educational freedom after Governor Doug Ducey signed universal school choice into law on July 7, 2022. Read More ›

Man climbing a ladder toward a bright 2023 number

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January 4, 2023
Education Policy

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Will 2023 Be Bright or Bleak for K-12 Educational Freedom?

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January 4, 2023
Education Policy

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Without question, bureaucracy, leftist politicians, and teachers’ unions will push an increasingly radical agenda on our impressionable children in K-12 schools with unrelenting resolve. And as they do, more families will want to flee. Read More ›