In The States

The vast majority of students in America will be income-eligible for a scholarship; check out our interactive map to see if you'll qualify.

The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the state’s education savings account (ESA) program, preserving educational opportunities for families across the state and marking a major victory for educational freedom. 

Not one, but two competing ballot initiatives have been filed to alter Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program. We dive into why they would negatively impact a family’s freedom to choose.

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

EdChoice opposes both initiative petitions and urges policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders to work collaboratively to strengthen, not constrain, one of the most successful school choice programs in the country. 

We discuss what we know about the applicant pool, some of the myths around the program currently circulating in the media, and the future of the waitlist to enter the program.

I’m here to share some stories and lessons from my effort to calculate a pretty important number in school choice world: the rate of misspending in Arizona’s ESA program.

EdChoice research is committed to credibility and honesty. A 12News article has attempted to besmirch those commitments by smearing our recent report on ESA transactions.

Three families represented by EdChoice Legal Advocates were awarded a huge victory when a judge ruled the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program constitutional.

On behalf of Wisconsin families, EdChoice Legal Advocates filed a motion to intervene as defendants in the lawsuit brought by several teachers’ unions, school districts, and other opponents over the current public school funding formula. 

What if we told you there was a way for you to decrease your tax bill while helping kids get a better education? It’s called a scholarship tax credit.

In the spirit of celebrating the number 30, we thought we’d highlight the program that brought us to the 30-state threshold, West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program.