We dive into the new book Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane.

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EdChoice and Reason Foundation Launch School Choice Calculator

The School Choice Calculator allows users to design an ESA program for any state and provides a range of estimates for the fiscal effects of an education savings account (ESA) program on state and local taxpayers combined.

Revealing Trends: New Study Sheds Light on Parental Preferences

We dive into the findings of our new report "What Do Parents Want? Information, Choices, and Constraints."

School Choice in the States: February 2024

As of this February, this year, EdChoice is tracking 54 bills in 24 states relating to education savings accounts, vouchers, refundable tax credits, tax-credit ESAs, and tax-credit scholarships.

Celebrating the life and legacy of Rose Friedman: Early Beginnings to 1945

Behind every great man, there stands an equally remarkable woman. Nowhere is this more evident than in the partnership of Milton and Rose Friedman.

Celebrating the life and legacy of Rose Friedman: Rose’s Intellectual Legacy

This is the second part in a two-part series on Rose Friedman’s legacy.

2024 EdChoice Share: Exploring Where America’s Students Are Educated 

The EdChoice Share tracks states’ proportion of K-12 students enrolled in an education savings account (ESA), voucher, tax-credit ESA, or tax-credit scholarship program.

Shaping Tomorrow: How YELLOW is Writing the Next Chapter of Black History

YELLOW opened in 2021, an out birth of nonprofit initially created to host a short-term summer camp for youth from low-income families launched by record producer and songwriter Pharrell Williams.

Trailblazing Educators: Celebrating The Piney Woods School’s Contribution to Black History

From its humble beginnings over a century ago to its present-day role as a beacon of hope and opportunity, Piney Woods embodies the resilience, determination, and collaborative spirit of Black leaders in education and their supporters.

The 2024 EdChoice Yearbook Superlatives

As we step into 2024, the EdChoice team invites you to embark on a journey through time and relive the extraordinary highlights of 2023 in our EdChoice Yearbook Superlatives.

Mapping Drive Times to Georgia Private Schools 

Where exactly are Georgia private schools located? Which communities have private schools, and which don’t? How quickly can families in the Peach State transport their children to private school options?

2024 EdChoice Spending Share Rankings

We reveal how much money states spend on private school choice programs as a share of the total amount of money states spend on current K-12 education altogether.

In 2024, School Choice Can Unite 

Guest blogger Kenneth Danford would like to see self-directed and unschooling approaches included, and promote conversations about “youth rights” as much as “parent rights.”

Sharhonda Bossier’s Blueprint: Cultivating Multiracial Solidarity in Educational Leadership

Sharhonda Bossier, CEO of Education Leaders of Color, ensures young people of color have access to resources to capitalize on opportunity.

EdChoice’s Year in Review: Key Findings from 2023 Education Polling

What does 2023 reveal about the state of education in the United States? We recap all the surprising findings from our 2023 polling.

School Choice Eligibility Rankings

We rank which school choice programs provide access to the most students.

America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Participation, 2024 Edition

EdChoice tracks every private school choice program and student participation in those programs nationally. In this annual post, we rank all of those programs by participation counts, current at the time of this writing.

From Student to Leader: Dr. Crossley’s Journey at The Piney Woods School

This is the second in a two-part series on The Piney Woods School

Ep. 356: What’s Up with Omella – With Brett Kopf

Mike McShane on his "What's Up" series chats with Brett Kopf of Omella to discuss his entrepreneurship in the education space.

Ep. 391: Surfing the Pipeline

In this edition of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane talks with John Kristof about his new paper Surfing the Pipeline: Understanding Pathways into Teaching in Alternative Models of Schooling. They

Ep. 398: How States Protect Funding for K-12 Public Schools

In this episode of EdChoice Chats host Marty Lueken digs into his new report which explores hold harmless funding.

2023 EdChoice Share: Where Are America’s Students Educated?

Where are families choosing to send their students to be educated?

2023 EdChoice Spending Share: Private School Choice Versus Total K–12

A breakdown of how much money states spend on private school choice programs.

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Building Bridges in a Polarized World

By Robert Enlow The famous Irish poet W.B. Yeats once wrote: Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are

6 Things Homeschooling Parents Can Teach Teachers

Parents who homeschool their children have a different insight into learning. Here are six things that homeschooling parents want teachers to know. By Alisa Taylor There are lots of reasons a

A New Narrative: Black Parents, Educators Can Shatter Outmoded K-12 Framework

By Kristen Smith When Zaila Avant-garde won the national spelling bee, I knew it wouldn’t be long before school choice became a part of the discussion. A naturally bright kid,

My Children Were New to Online Learning Last Year, And Here’s Why We’re Staying

By Marcela Costa Pereira Reis, a mom of three from Boca Raton, Fla., whose children are attending Florida Virtual School Last year, many families discovered online learning for the first