Ed Tarnowski

After much deliberation over the last few months, several efforts to expand and sharpen existing choice programs materialized in April.

As legislative sessions enter their final stretch, the education freedom movement finds itself navigating a mix of wins, setbacks, and open questions.

The education freedom movement’s energy is shifting toward strengthening existing programs and defending against efforts to weaken them.

2025 is the year educational choice programs offering universal eligibility became the standard—so what’s in store for 2026?

It was a landmark year for education choice overall, and an especially pivotal one as programs with universal access gained unprecedented momentum.

As legislative sessions draw to a close in many states, the push for educational freedom continues to make meaningful strides.

In the fight for educational freedom, 2025 is proving that momentum isn’t just measured by the number of new programs, but by a shift in expectations.

The push for universal education choice continued to gain traction in March, here are all the latest updates from across the states.

As we move into March, school choice momentum is as strong as ever. In February, two new states enacted choice programs offering universal eligibility into law.

In Who’s Afraid of School Choice?, we examined public debates over new school choice programs in eight states analyzing over 3,000 public statements made during legislative debates.

Following several momentous years for the educational choice movement, some wonder if that momentum is slowing down. That is unlikely to happen in 2025.

We searched candidates’ campaign websites, media hits, and speech transcripts to gauge where each of them stands on school choice.