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National School Choice Week

National Survey Shows 60% of Parents Considered Changing Schools Last Year

While two-thirds considered homeschooling and 16% had interest in microschools or hybrid learning, most parents who switched chose public options.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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National School Choice Week

Beyond the Celebration: Helping Families Find the Right School for Their Kids

Campanella: As 9 million parents, teachers & families mark National School Choice Week at 27,000 events, we know some of the hardest work lies ahead.

Andrew Campanella
Author: Andrew Campanella
school choice
school choice

Utah School Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional in Teachers Union Lawsuit

The Utah Education Association sued the state last year, saying the $100 million program funded schools that aren’t free and open to all.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Missouri
education

Amid National Voucher Push, Missouri Once Again Turns to Open Enrollment

For the fifth year in a row, lawmakers are debating whether to allow all students in the state the option of transferring to different districts.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic
education
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Dissatisfaction with schools, and a supercharged conservative movement, allowed ESAs to take a leap since the pandemic.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

Trump Administration

Trump Administration
congress

Trump’s ‘School Choice’ Push Adds to Momentum in Statehouses

Over twelve states since 2023 have launched or expanded programs that allow families to use taxpayer dollars to send their students to private schools

Robbie Sequeira, Missouri Independent

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national school choice week

Growing Number of Parents Looking to Change Kids’ Schools, New Survey Shows

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
National School Choice Week

Road Scholars: When These Families Travel, School Comes Along for the Ride

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
alabama

Gov. Kay Ivey Reaffirms Support for Education Savings Accounts

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
National School Choice Week

Three Things to Know About National Education Tax Credit Survey

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
National School Choice Week

National School Choice Week: Experts Discuss America’s Evolving Education System

The 74
National School Choice Week

40 Years of School Choice: How American Education Is Being Reshaped

John D. Singleton
Indiana

Indiana Senator Eyes 2025 for “School Choice” Overhaul

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
National School Choice Week

Next Wave of Microschool Founders are More Diverse, Less Likely to be Educators

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
National School Choice Week

Microschools Take Center Stage with New Opportunities for Learning for 2024

Andrew Campanella
Author: Andrew Campanella
Analysis

10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024

Kerry McDonald
in memory

The ‘Godfather’ of Top Charter Schools: A Tribute to the Late Linda Brown

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
Arizona

Hobbs Announces Planned Reforms to Arizona’s School Voucher Program

Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror
Kentucky

Judge Rules Kentucky’s Charter School Law Unconstitutional

McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Receives 30,000 Submissions for Private School Tax Credits

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
Texas

After Texas Voucher Bill Fails, Supporters & Opponents Prepare for Future Fights

Maia Pandey, Texas Tribune
Governor Abbott

Greg Abbott Begins Offensive Against School Voucher Opponents

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Texas

El Paso School Districts Sue TEA, Halting Release of Accountability Ratings

Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso Matters
edlection 2023

Virginia’s Election Could Decide Fate of Youngkin’s Education Agenda

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school choice

Every Kansas Student Has Potential. School Choice Can Unlock It

Matt Frendewey
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Tax Commission Approves Rules for School Choice Tax Credits

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
STEM

To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy

Amy McGrath
innovation

In Los Angeles, a Tiny School Lets Young People Direct Their Own Education

Kerry McDonald
Opinion

Parent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine

Alicia Giordano
Author: Alicia Giordano
Texas

Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Arizona

Arizona School Voucher Enrollment Exceeds Budget Estimate

Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror
Texas

Abbott to Add Teacher Pay to Special Session if Texas Lawmakers Pass Vouchers

Maia Pandey, Texas Tribune
Opinion

Public Charter Schools and the Chipotlification of American Education

Christy Wolfe
Author: Christy Wolfe
Texas

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Texas

Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado
Opinion

Charters Are the Most Popular Form of School Choice. Democrats Must Get on Board

Debbie Cox Bultan & Elena Parent
school choice

North Carolina to Launch Education Savings Accounts, With Up to $7,500 Per Child

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school choice

Not-Back-To-School Time For Homeschoolers

Kerry McDonald
school choice

‘Growing Pains’: Microschools Face Regulatory Maze as Approach Takes Hold

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

The 74 Interview: Cara Fitzpatrick on ‘The Death of Public School’

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Texas

Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
school choice

In Florida, Entrepreneurial Teachers & Parents Are Launching Their Own Schools

Kerry McDonald
Arkansas

Nearly 5,000 Arkansas Students, Dozens of Schools Apply for New Voucher Program

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Kentucky

Kentucky Republican Lawmakers Want a Special Session After School Bus Debacle

McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
opinion

In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Nebraska

Spending Tops $2 Million in Fight Over Nebraska’s Opportunity Scholarship Law

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
Innovative High Schools

A High School for Dropouts: Goodwill Offers Adults a Second Chance at a Diploma

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
school choice

Report: In 24 States, Using False Address to Get Into a Better School is a Crime

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Arkansas

Arkansas School Voucher Program Rules Clear First Legislative Hurdle

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Innovative High Schools

To Combat Nursing Shortage, Rhode Island Charter Turns to High School Students

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Opinion

New Ohio School Budget Law Makes Historic Strides in K-12 Education

Aaron Churchill
Author: Aaron Churchill
Iowa

More Than 29,000 Apply For Iowa Private-School Funds in First Year

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Innovative High Schools

‘Meaningful, Big Things’ at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
school vouchers

Indiana’s School Choice Voucher Program Grew 20% Last Year — With More Growth Coming

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Shared Revenue and School Choice Voucher Funding Bill

Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
Analysis

Parental School Choice Victories are Worth Celebrating. Now Comes the Hard Part

Nicole Stelle Garnett & Michael McShane
opinion

A Progressive Vision for Educational Choice: 5 Questions to Ask

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Opinion

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Author: Laura Waters
school choice

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
charter schools

New Study: Charter Students Outperforming Peers at Traditional Public Schools

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Pillen Signs ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Proposal into Law

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Opinion

School Districts Often Oppose Open Enrollment. Why That’s a Mistake

Jude Schwalbach
Author: Jude Schwalbach
Analysis

Parents Tend to Choose Schools Based on Their Own Educational Experience

Anna Rhodes & Julia Szabo
Texas

TX Gov. Plans to Veto Pared-Down School Choice Bill, Warns of Special Sessions

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Analysis

Poll: For Many School Choice Advocates, ‘Religious’ Means ‘Christian’

Peter Hanson & Ishai Melamede
Opinion

Bullying, Teen Mental Health, Suicide: How School Choice Could Save Lives

John Kristof
Author: John Kristof
enrollment

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
charter schools

Choice Supporters to Catholic Charter School Backers: ‘Proceed with Caution’

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
North Carolina

Bill Expanding N.C. Private School Vouchers to All Kids Moves Forward in Senate

Hannah McClellan, Education NC
school choice

Indiana Nears Universal ‘School Choice’ in New Budget

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Arizona

Can a Community Charter Go National? Arizona Autism Charter School Says Yes

Rebecca L. Rhoades, Ed Post
school choice

‘Opportunity Scholarship’ Bill Advances to Provide Tax Credits for Private School Scholarships

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
The Big Picture

Black Parents Open to New Forms of Schooling, Polling Suggests

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
podcast

Class Disrupted: When Students Help Direct What They’re Taught in School

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Missouri

Open Enrollment Gets Hearing in Missouri Senate

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
Kansas

KS Lawmakers Plan to Use COVID Funds to Expand Vouchers to Public School Kids

Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector
greg abbott

Gov. Abbott is Turning Up the Pressure on Passing School Choice. Will it Pay Off?

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Analysis

For ‘Happiness-Oriented Parents,’ It’s Not All About the Academics

Allison Roda & Molly Makris
school choice

Florida Just Became the Nation’s Biggest School Choice Laboratory

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
The 74 Interview

Q&A: Rocketship Schools Co-Founder Reflects on 15 Years of Empowering Parents

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
4Fams

My Humbling Education in What Families Really Want from their Kids’ Schools

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
school choice

Gov. Greg Abbott Organizes ‘School Choice’ Rally at Texas Capitol

Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune
school choice

Florida School Choice Bill Has a Hidden Reform: Part-Time Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
design-based education

Q&A: Why Virtual Learning Will Thrive Long After the Pandemic

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Analysis

Teacher Pay, School Choice, Literacy: Top Priorities for 44 Governors in 2023

Bella DiMarco & Nathalie Kirsch
South by Southwest Education

South by Southwest Education: 23 Panels & Sessions Worth Seeing in 2023

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
education savings accounts

National Poll Finds Overwhelming Support Among Black Teachers & Parents for ESAs

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
school choice

Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

Elliot Regenstein on Writing an Ed Reform Book That Doesn’t Alienate Teachers

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
school choice

Homeschooling 2.0: Less Religious and Conservative, More Focused on Quality

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
education politics

In 2022 Midterms, Career Ed Emerged as Rare Source of Bipartisan Agreement

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Kentucky

No Charter School Applications in Louisville Despite Legislature’s ‘Urban Academy’ Mandate

Lantern Staff, Kentucky Lantern
school choice

After Years of Debate, Iowa Passes Statewide Education Savings Account Program

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
national school choice week

Nebraska Gov. Leans Into ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Debate

Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner
National School Choice Week

School Choice Works in Rural America — Just Take a Look at Florida

Ron Matus
Author: Ron Matus
National School Choice Week

Scores Show ‘Personalized Learning’ Schools in CA Kept Kids on Track Amid COVID

Paul Keefer
Author: Paul Keefer
National School Choice Week

Idaho’s New School Chief Lays Out Her Bold Plan to Change ‘Literally Everything’

Alan Gottlieb
National School Choice Week

Study Finds School Vouchers Decrease Racial Segregation in Ohio Classrooms

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
National School Choice Week

Poll: Voters Oppose Boundaries Between Students & Schools They Hope to Attend

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
National School Choice Week

How One HS Offers Alumni Career Coaches — and Teaches Grads to Embrace Ambition

Kelby Hicks
national school choice week

How Iowa Will Fund $918 Million Education Savings Account Plan for Families

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
National School Choice Week

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
National School Choice Week

Survey: Parents Can Be Happy with Their Kids’ Schools — and Want Choices, Too

Shelby Doyle
Author: Shelby Doyle
charter schools

After Charter School Battles, Top Ed Official Offers an Olive Branch

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Opinion

Why 2023 Might Be the Year for Universal School Choice in Indiana

Andrea Neal, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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