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National poll offers insights into school moms’ opinions on key education issues.

A new survey from the Friedman Foundation provides the most extensive look ever at the reactions among mothers of school-age children on hot-topic schooling matters. Questions cover vouchers, charter schools, parent trigger, and the federal government’s role in education, among others. Also included are results from the general population in the U.S.

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Everything’s bigger in Texas. But what about support for school choice?

This new survey from the Friedman Foundation and Texas Public Policy Foundation compiles voters’ reactions to a number of education issues, including vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, charter schools, and the parent trigger. As the Texas legislature continues to review school choice, does support for such policies even exist?

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What effect does school choice have on students, public schools, and society?

Research on school choice far exceeds the research on any other education reform. What do the studies say? This new Friedman Foundation report looks at school choice’s impact on students, public schools, taxpayers, diversity, and civic values. See for yourself school choice’s track record and what’s needed for an even brighter future.

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Spring is here, and school choice is blooming. Find out where!

This edition of “The School Choice Advocate” covers the momentum of school choice in state legislatures across the country. Also in the spotlight is John Carson, president of Douglas County, Colorado’s school board, who reveals why he and his colleagues created the nation’s only district-led voucher program.

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Is your state “top-heavy” with public school bureaucracy?

From 1992-2009, states’ public schools were on a hiring binge, adding administrators and non-teaching personnel at a faster rate than their growth in students. In 2009, 21 states actually had more administrative and non-teaching staff than they had teachers. Find out where your state stands in Part II of this Friedman Foundation study.

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Just how does private school choice affect public school finances?

As states consider private school choice programs in 2013, many policymakers have questions on how such initiatives would impact public schools' bottom lines. This study from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice shows how states can craft private school choice programs to help students while keeping public schools' finances in order.

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Indiana Supreme Court issues ruling on school vouchers

After a nearly two-year-long review, the Indiana Supreme Court announced its decision on the nation’s largest school voucher program. Find out whether the 9,324 Indiana families currently using the Choice Scholarship Program get to keep their freedom to choose in education!

North Dakotans like their public schools, but what about school choice?

The “North Dakota K-12 & School Choice Survey” found 77 percent of voters rated the state’s public school system “good” or “excellent” and just 20 percent saw it as “fair” or “poor.” Why then should North Dakotans favor school choice? But they do, and their reasons and preferred choices may surprise you.

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Alabama governor signs legislation bringing school choice to his state's families.

Parents of children in failing public schools will have access to tax-credit scholarships and personal tax credits for private education expenses. The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice estimates 11,000 scholarships could be available while the personal tax credit will be refundable, a benefit for low-income families and a first nationwide.

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