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national school choice week
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
national school choice week
national school choice week
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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Why Students and Families Don鈥檛 Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida鈥檚 choice scholarships but didn鈥檛 use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
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school choice

Ohio Judge Rules State鈥檚 $700 Million Voucher Program Is Unconstitutional

School choice backers vow appeals after Ohio private school tuition vouchers for 140,000 students are found to shortchange school districts.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Oklahoma
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Parents, Faith Leaders Drop Lawsuit Over Catholic Charter School

The coalition voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit in light of the higher court decisions.

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice

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New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy 鈥� it鈥檚 possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins

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Family Structure Matters to Student Achievement. What Should We Do With That?

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Author: Robert Pondiscio
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To Bullied and Bored Teens, North Star Offers 鈥楿nschooling鈥� 鈥� and a Cup of Ramen

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Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less 鈥楤eautiful鈥� Plan for National School Choice

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Author: Linda Jacobson
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Big Improvements Require Big Changes: Close Bad Schools and Expand Good Ones

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Author: Chad Aldeman
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More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Red States’ School Vouchers Mark Biggest Shift in U.S. Education in a Century

David Osborne
Author: David Osborne
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Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Indiana Microschool Network Aims to Bring Choice to Rural Families

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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Nevada Legislature Approves State’s First Open Enrollment System

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Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions

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special education

Despite the Law, Nebraska School Districts Denied Transfers to Special Ed Kids

Jeremy Turley & Lauren Wagner
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Microschools Are Not Just a Trend, They鈥檙e A Turning Point

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Exclusive Report: As Movement Grows, Microschools Aren鈥檛 So 鈥楳icro鈥� Anymore

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Federal Enforcement of Open Enrollment Law Is Good News for Students & Families

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Author: Robert Enlow
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‘A True Game Changer’: Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill

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Author: Amanda Geduld
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Jeb Bush: Texas’ Education Savings Account Victory Can Set Nationwide Standard

Jeb Bush
Author: Jeb Bush
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Evidence 鈥� and Its Limits 鈥� in the School Choice Debate

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Author: James Paul
Indiana

A National 鈥楤lueprint鈥�?: Indiana Shifts Millions in Taxes To Charters From Districts

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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Utah School Voucher Program Ruled Unconstitutional in Teachers Union Lawsuit

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Missouri

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

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

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Author: Kevin Mahnken
Trump Administration

Trump鈥檚 鈥楽chool Choice鈥� Push Adds to Momentum in Statehouses

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
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The Basic Contradiction Exposed In Indiana鈥檚 Debate Over Charter School Funding

Brandon Brown
Author: Brandon Brown
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GOP鈥檚 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?聽

Andrew Lewis
Author: Andrew Lewis
Indianapolis

Indiana Charter Schools & Parents Look for Help Busing Students

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Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Calls Universal School Voucher Bill a 鈥楻emarkable Achievement鈥�

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 鈥� Again

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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鈥榃e鈥檙e the Outliers鈥�: Ashley Rogers Berner on Public Funding for Private Schools

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Author: Kevin Mahnken
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Trump Order Boosts School Choice, But There鈥檚 Little Evidence Vouchers Lead to Smarter Students, Better Educational Outcomes

Charles J. Russo & Suzanne Eckes
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Open Enrollment Is a Public School Choice Policy Blue and Red States Can Embrace

Jude Schwalbach
Author: Jude Schwalbach
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In Indiana, a Fight Over Splitting Money Between Districts and Charter Schools

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Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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Report: Missouri Attendance Boundaries Discriminate Against Low-Income Students

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Department of Education

Dems Assail 鈥楨legant Gaslighting鈥� 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鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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
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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鈥檙e Watching in 2025

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

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Nicole Ridgway
Author: Nicole Ridgway
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School Choice for Some But Not for All?

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Author: Lauren Morando Rhim
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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.
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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鈥� 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
Author: 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鈥檚 Schools

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Tennessee

Tennessee Prepares for Another Private School Voucher Debate. Here鈥檚 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
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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鈥檚 Race: School Choice and Parents鈥� 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 鈥� Not the Public

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Analysis

New Microschools for a New School Year

Kerry McDonald
school choice

For Microschools, 鈥楲ocation Has Been the Hardest Thing.鈥� 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 鈥� 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鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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鈥檚 Microschooling Movement

Kerry McDonald
Class Disrupted

Reimagining School: An Expert鈥檚 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

鈥業t Destroyed Me鈥�: Lasting Trauma Years After Districts鈥� Address Crackdowns

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
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