school choice

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Keri D. Ingraham
January 13, 2025
Education

Policy Focus: School Choice in the States

Keri D. Ingraham
January 13, 2025
Education
Huge historical legislative victories have occurred over the past four years, advancing school choice in states nationwide. In some states, the wins have entailed the creation of new school choice programs, while in other states, it has involved expanding existing programs to reach more students. Most noteworthy has been the enactment of universal or near-universal school choice in 12 states since 2021. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2024
Education

Why Trump Was the Candidate for “Educational Freedom”

Keri D. Ingraham
November 18, 2024
Education
In 2021, West Virginia passed universal school choice, followed by Arizona in 2022. In the 2023 legislative session, more than 124 school choice bills were put forth, and eight additional states — Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Utah — passed universal or near-universal school choice. This year, the legislative work continued by conservative lawmakers, with several states expanding school choice programs and Alabama and Louisiana joining the universal school choice ranks. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
November 13, 2024
Education

Abbott Set to Deliver on Texas School Choice in 2025

Keri D. Ingraham
November 13, 2024
Education
Texas, known for freedom, has been an outlier among historically conservative states when it comes to the rights of dads and moms to have education options for their children outside of the public school system. This is despite only 37% of Texans thinking K-12 education in the local school district within Texas is headed in the right direction. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
October 23, 2024
Education

School Choice Creates Enormous Savings for a State

Keri D. Ingraham
October 23, 2024
Education
Democrat lawmakers employ fear tactics claiming school choice will bankrupt their states. It’s a massive lie, and they know it. As a recent Wall Street Journal report notes, school choice programs provide enormous savings for a state’s budget — savings to the tunes of millions of dollars each year. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2024
Education

Democrats Are Pro-Choice — But Not When It Comes to Schools

Keri D. Ingraham
August 26, 2024
Education
Clearly, the Democratic Party is all about the right to choose — to be clear, to choose an abortion that ends the life of an unborn child. However, when it comes to the right for parents to choose K-12 education for a child, that is not a freedom the party's leaders care about — even those who attended a private school themselves or sent their children to a private school. Read More ›
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Keri D. Ingraham
August 15, 2024
Education

Parents Reward School Choice Candidates at Ballot Boxes Across the Country

Keri D. Ingraham
August 15, 2024
Education
The primary election results in a handful of states have made one thing clear — Republican elected officials who are anti-school choice are getting voted out of office while education freedom champions are securing state house and senate seats. Read More ›