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Arizona Governor Signs Groundbreaking School Choice Plan

Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law the expansion of an Arizona school choice program, explicitly making children of active military members eligible to participate — a first nationwide. The expansion of the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program also makes students in failing public schools or school districts and those adopted out of the state foster care system eligible.

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Poll: Moms and Schools Survey

Just in time for Mothers Day, the Moms and Schools Survey answers the question, "What do moms think of vouchers?" The new Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice national poll finds that 71 percent of mothers support school vouchers for all children to get the best education possible.

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Chicago Tribune Endorses School Vouchers

The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard have come out in support of school vouchers. Much of the motivation for their endorsement is financial - the state is facing ballooning teacher pension costs and a voucher program has the potential to ease the strain.

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Friedman Foundation Submits Indiana Amicus Brief

Indiana's Supreme Court will soon hear an appeal on the constitutionality of the state's Choice Scholarship Program. To aid in the proceedings, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice has submitted to the Court an amicus brief.

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Foundation Launches New Blog

The Friedman Foundation has release a new on-line information hub for advocates, parents and concerned citizens: the Friedman Flyer.

To coincide with the Flyer's release, the Foundation is also launching it's own Twitter account: @EdChoice.

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Louisiana Sends Second School Choice Bill to Governor

Gov. Bobby Jindal has a tax credit scholarship bill coming soon to his desk. The Louisiana state legislature has passed a bill that would allow corporations to receive a 1:1 credit for donations made to scholarship granting organizations. Students who live in households at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level would be eligible for said scholarships.

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Robert Enlow on Cavuto

Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice President and CEO Robert Enlow on Fox Business' Cavuto to talk about the Education Monopoly and the Education Bubble with respect to new measures by the Obama Administration to keep student loan interest artificially low.

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Louisiana Governor Signs School Choice Expansion Into Law

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law an expansion of Louisiana’s school voucher program, making it one of the largest such programs nationwide. The program will allow low- and middle-income students statewide to receive vouchers if they are enrolled in public schools graded “C,” “D,” or “F” by Louisiana’s accountability system.

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2012 ABCs of School Choice

The Friedman Foundation's ABCs of School Choice is the comprehensive guide to school choice programs throughout the US. The 2012 edition includes new sections providing information on current program rules and regulations, an update on legal developments, a graphic digest of statistics, and a list of resources and contacts for school choice advocates in every state.

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