The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice RSS Feed http://bit.ly/K1hQJh 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.]]> 5/15/2012 http://EdChoice.org/MomsPoll 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.]]> 5/9/2012 http://s.chool.ch/JIF4DJ 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.]]> 4/28/2012 http://s.chool.ch/IgSlGZ 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.]]> 4/25/2012 http://EdChoice.org/Newsroom/News/Friedman-Foundation-Launches-New-Education-Reform-Blog.aspx 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.]]> 1/25/2012 http://s.chool.ch/IgTMoL 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.]]> 4/25/2012 http://s.chool.ch/HWSHii 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.]]> 4/20/2012 http://s.chool.ch/HNvluh 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.]]> 4/18/2012 http://EdChoice.org/ABCs 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.]]> 1/23/2012 http://s.chool.ch/HSkkNh Indiana's voucher program has been applauded for bringing school options to Hoosier families. Now, the program is being recognized for redistributing savings across the state too.]]> 4/18/2012 http://s.chool.ch/J8PnzF The Ohio Department of Education has released the latest voucher application numbers. The department received a total of 17,438 applications for the EdChoice Scholarship Program, which includes 3,814 new applicants. In addition, the department received 1,544 first-time applications for the state’s new Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program. More from School Choice Ohio…]]> 4/17/2012 http://s.chool.ch/HRpGGo Friedman Foundation president Robert Enlow is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article about the proposed Louisiana voucher expansion and its place in the current string of school choice successes nationwide.]]> 4/12/2012 http://s.chool.ch/GZaJjD Washington voters overwhelmingly favor charter schools and other educational options. Robert Enlow and Jonathan Bechtle ask why state legislators can't listen to their constituents on the way to improve public education.]]> 3/29/2012 http://edchoice.org/LA-Survey Sixty percent of Louisiana voters support an expansion of the state’s school voucher program, with support as high as 67 percent in some New Orleans area parishes, according to a new poll released Monday by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy.]]> 3/19/2012 http://EdChoice.org/WA-Survey Washington is one of America’s most desolate states for school choice: Families there are unable to access private school choice programs or charter schools. Encouragingly, a newly released survey by the Friedman Foundation, “Washington K-12 and School Choice Survey,” found voters want school choice. But will state leaders listen?]]> 3/13/2012 http://www.edchoice.org/Newsroom/News/Study-Shows-Louisiana-Students-Can-Benefit-From-More-School-Choice.aspx One of the first issues Louisiana lawmakers will discuss this session is Gov. Jindal’s education reform plan to expand school vouchers statewide. A new study by the Pelican Institute and Friedman Foundation, titled Lessons for Louisiana from Florida’s K-12 Education Revolution, credits Florida's academic gains to its myriad reforms, including statewide voucher programs]]> 3/8/2012 http://EdChoice.org/ScafidiFiscal2012 Public schools throughout the country are not harmed by school choice programs, as most of their costs are flexible and can change with student enrollment. This according to a new report from by Friedman Foundation senior fellow Ben Scafidi entitled The Fiscal Effects of School Choice Programs on Public School Districts.]]> 2/29/2012 http://www.edchoice.org/Newsroom/News/Reason---Hit---Run---Milton---Rose-Friedman-s-Legacy-of-School-Reform.aspx A new video from Reason.TV features an interview with Robert Enlow and clips of Milton Friedman explaining not only why school choice works but why it's so needed.]]> 2/29/2012