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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
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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
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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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A K-12 Public School Choice Agenda for the Trump Administration

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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President Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Dept. Is Welcome News for States

Todd Huston
Author: Todd Huston
commentary

The Basic Contradiction Exposed In Indiana’s Debate Over Charter School Funding

Brandon Brown
Author: Brandon Brown
school choice

GOP’s Push for School Choice Sees Pushback from Unlikely Crowd: Homeschoolers

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Supreme Court

Mysterious Recusal Could Upend Pivotal Supreme Court Charter School Case

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Texas

In Texas, a Years-Long ESA Push Nears the Finish Line

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Analysis

Student Well-Being, School Choice, Higher Ed Top Governors’ Priorities for 2025

Bella DiMarco
commentary

Have Charter Schools Become the Gateway Drug for Religion in Public Education? 

Andrew Lewis
Author: Andrew Lewis
Indianapolis

Indiana Charter Schools & Parents Look for Help Busing Students

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell

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Future of High School

College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America's high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.

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An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision

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Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Calls Universal School Voucher Bill a ‘Remarkable Achievement’

Katie Klingsporn
Illinois

Illinois Bill Aims to Add More Oversight of Homeschooling

Molly Parker & Beth Hundsdorfer
New Orleans

Awash in Crises, New Orleans Searches for a New Superintendent — Again

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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The Future of AI: How HBCUs are Leading Innovation in Education

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‘We’re the Outliers’: Ashley Rogers Berner on Public Funding for Private Schools

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school choice

Trump Order Boosts School Choice, But There’s Little Evidence Vouchers Lead to Smarter Students, Better Educational Outcomes

Charles J. Russo & Suzanne Eckes
commentary

Open Enrollment Is a Public School Choice Policy Blue and Red States Can Embrace

Jude Schwalbach
Author: Jude Schwalbach
school choice

In Indiana, a Fight Over Splitting Money Between Districts and Charter Schools

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
school choice

Report: Missouri Attendance Boundaries Discriminate Against Low-Income Students

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Department of Education

Dems Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Ed Dept.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school choice

Despite Breakdowns in Two States, ESA Provider Student First Seeks to Expand

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Cleveland

Major Part of ‘Cleveland Plan’ to Turn Around Struggling Schools Is Ending

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
commentary

Could More School Vouchers Counter NAEP Slump? 3 Reasons Why Not

Charles Barone
Author: Charles Barone
Tennessee

Tennessee House, Senate Education Panels Pass Private-School Vouchers

Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
National School Choice Week

Educators Learn Key Entrepreneurship Lessons in Launching Their Own Microschools

Kerry McDonald
Utah

Utah Teachers, Stretched by Stress and Student Behavior, Ask for More Funding

Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch
commentary

Private Schools Can Give Students With Disabilities the Flexibility They Need

Adam Peshek
Author: Adam Peshek
Idaho

Low-Income, Religious Schools, Urban Areas: Who Benefits from Idaho School Choice?

Ryan Suppe, Idaho Education News
a year in review

Education Stories We’re Watching in 2025

Erica Meltzer
school choice

Many Voters Unhappy with K-12 Education, Would End School Zones, Survey Finds

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Best of 2024

The Year in Education: Our Top 24 Stories About Schools, Students and Learning

Nicole Ridgway
Author: Nicole Ridgway
commentary

School Choice for Some But Not for All?

Lauren Morando Rhim
Author: Lauren Morando Rhim
school choice

Amid Choice Explosion, Report Spotlights the Marginalized Families Left Behind

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

What Happens When Public School Districts Embrace Hybrid Schools?

Eric Wearne & Tom Loud
South Dakota

South Dakota Gov’s $4M School Choice Plan Faces Backlash

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
Opinion

Will Trump Eliminate the Federal Role in Education or Expand It?

Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Author: Chester E. Finn, Jr.
commentary

No MAGA Mandate on Public Education as Voters Reject Vouchers, Culture Wars

Katie Paris
Author: Katie Paris
school choice

School Choice May Get Its Biggest Moment Yet

Nirvi Shah
mississippi

Mississippi Supporters of Public Funds to Private Schools Face Blow Post Election

Bobby Harrison
special education

Report: Charters’ Flexibility Can Enable Better Outcomes for Disabled Pupils

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
commentary

Jeb Bush: This Election, Families Made Their Voices Heard on School Choice

Jeb Bush
EDlection 2024

Nebraska Voters Reject State Funding for Students Attending Private K-12 Schools

Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner
EDlection 2024

Tennessee Governor Offers Teachers Pay Boost with Private-School Voucher Plan

Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout
EDlection 2024

GOP Victories in Texas House Give Abbott a Path to Universal ESA

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
commentary

In Florida, Utah, Arizona, Using ESAs to Buy Individual Classes at Local Schools

Craig Hulse
Author: Craig Hulse
EDlection 2024

Ballot Propositions: Voters in 2 States Reject Private School Choice Measures

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2024

2024 EDlection Recap: Key Races & Issues That Could Reshape America’s Schools

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Tennessee

Tennessee Prepares for Another Private School Voucher Debate. Here’s What to Know

Marta Aldrich
The Big Picture

Public Funds, Private Schools: A New Analysis of the Early Returns in Eight States

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
EDlection

School Choice Questions Dominate November Ballot Propositions

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2024

GOP Groups Funnel Millions to Defeat ESA Critics. Their Target: Republicans

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
school choice

Study: Charters Hastened Catholic School Decline. Will ESAs Slow the Process?

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school choice

Overwhelmed ESA Systems in West Virginia, Arkansas Leave Homeschoolers Hanging

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Supreme Court

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Oklahoma Christian Charter Case

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2024

Indiana Governor’s Race: School Choice and Parents’ Rights vs. Academic Freedom

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
school choice

Corey DeAngelis Disgraced, Not By Liberals He Trolled, but Right-Wing Parents

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Opinion

More Choices, Less Polarization: How Other Countries Are Making School Work

Ashley Berner
Author: Ashley Berner
Ohio

Outcome of Ohio Supreme Court Races Will Affect Private School Vouchers

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
Nebraska

Nebraska Supreme Court Lets Voters Decide Fate of School Choice Law

Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner
EDlection 2024

Moms for Liberty Has Lost Ground at the Polls, But It Still Wields Influence

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
4Fams

In Most Microschools, Accountability Is to Parents – Not the Public

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Analysis

New Microschools for a New School Year

Kerry McDonald
school choice

For Microschools, ‘Location Has Been the Hardest Thing.’ Florida Made It Easier

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
North Carolina

North Carolina Parents Urge Legislators for More Funding for Voucher Waitlists

Chantal Brown, NC Newsline
Analysis

Last Year, 200K Colorado Kids Used Open Enrollment to Pick Their District School

Jude Schwalbach
Author: Jude Schwalbach
The Big Picture

Study: Charters Boost College-Going — Even When Test Scores Fall

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Nebraska

School Vouchers Fight is Nebraska’s Last Petition Drive of 2024

Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner
commentary

In South Florida, Parents Are Building Their Children’s Education a la Carte

Ron Matus
Author: Ron Matus
Ohio

Private School Just for Low-Income Kids Looks to Create Thriving Adults

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Wyoming

Wyoming Advocates Want More Parents to Have Access to Education Savings Accounts

Katie Klingsporn
microschools

West Virginia Permanently Bars Failed Microschool from Receiving State Funds

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

Public Schools Violate Their Sacred Mission When They Turn Students Away

Tim DeRoche
Author: Tim DeRoche
school choice

Inside Maine’s Microschooling Movement

Kerry McDonald
Class Disrupted

Reimagining School: An Expert’s Take on Unbundling the Core Education Experience

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
New Orleans

With the Opening of a New School, New Orleans Is an All-Charter District No More

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2024

Anti-ESA Republicans Fall in Texas Primaries, Setting Stage for School Choice Expansion

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2024

Final Showdown Over ESAs in Texas as Abbott Looks to Oust Conservative Opponents

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Brown v. Board

‘It Destroyed Me’: Lasting Trauma Years After Districts’ Address Crackdowns

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Montana

Public Charter Schools in Montana Set to Open, Legislature May Consider Tweaks

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
Nebraska

Nebraska’s School Choice Law May Face Ballot Initiative, As Its Predecessor Did

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
commentary

Can School Choice Improve Civil Society? New Study Shows It Can

Denisha Allen
Author: Denisha Allen
Analysis

How Well Do Schools, Families Communicate? Study Sees Parent-District Disconnect

Jon Deane
Author: Jon Deane
Nebraska

Pillen Approves Nebraska’s ‘School Choice’ Law As Opponents Weigh Next Steps

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
st. louis

Access: How a St. Louis Nonprofit Guides Kids from Middle School to College

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
in memoriam

Education Reform as Social Justice: The Legacy of Washington’s Ramona Edelin

Linda Moore
Author: Linda Moore
school choice

Exclusive: Microschools Fill Niche for Students with Disabilities, Survey Shows

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
watch live

School Success Stories: Here’s What Happened When Charters Teamed Up With HBCUs

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Nevada

$100M Nevada Facilities Fund a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Charters, Leaders Say

April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current
South Carolina

South Carolina House Approves ‘Universal’ School Choice Before Pilot Even Begins

Seanna Adcox
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Janice Jackson on Tutoring, Free College and Choice in Chicago

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Georgia

Georgia School Voucher Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk After Years of Failure

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder
school choice

School Vouchers Skyrocket in Ohio; 50% More Students Applied to Program in 2023

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Analysis

In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Kerry McDonald
commentary

Closure of West Virginia Microschool Is a Lesson in Accountability

Matt Frendewey
Author: Matt Frendewey
education savings accounts

As Arizona Probes School Choice Fraud, Advocates Dismiss Scheme as ‘Inside Job’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
analysis

Governors’ 2024 Education Priorities: Early Childhood, Curriculum, School Choice, Mental Health

Bella DiMarco
Author: Bella DiMarco
school choice

Failed West Virginia Microschool Fuels State Probe — and Some Soul Searching

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
webinar

Educational Equity: What if Historically Black Colleges Managed Charter Schools?

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mental health

Report: Kids’ Mental Health Tops Reasons Why Parents Consider Changing Schools

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school choice

New Poll: Black Single Moms Want More School Choice — and Will Vote that Way

Sierra Lyons
Author: Sierra Lyons
News

Indiana’s New Career Scholarships Create Training Choice, Cut Student Costs

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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