The ABCs of School Choice is the most comprehensive, data-rich guide to all of America’s K–12 private school choice programs.
Dig into individual policies. Compare choice within and across states. Get a national snapshot. Study a program’s legal history.
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EdChoice and Institute for Justice Launch Partnership to Represent Parents in Court
EdLA will partner with the Institute for Justice to represent families and their right to educational choice in court
Preview of 2024 ABCs of School Choice Available Now
The ABCs of School Choice remains the most-cited school choice resource by lawmakers across the country, serving as the best data-rich, comprehensive guide to every private school choice program in America
Large majority of Hispanic parents support school choice policies
This week, we explore the data to better understand Hispanic Parents’ views on educational choice policies.
Indiana Education Scholarships are paving the way for students with disabilities
An Indiana mother talks about her children's struggles with dyslexia and how the Indiana Education Scholarship helped her.
Public, Parents More Pessimistic About Direction of K-12 Education
INDIANAPOLIS, IN— As families finish up back-to-school shopping and American children head off for the 2023-24 school year, parents say they’re more pessimistic about the direction of K-12 education.
How States Protect Funding for Public Schools
We dig into our new report which explores hold harmless funding; declining enrollment protections and funding guarantees.
New Survey Finds Teachers More Pessimistic About K-12 Education
In our new teacher survey we cover topics including students’ social media use, absenteeism, classroom disruptions, and more.
Are teachers prepared for a wave of school choice?
We dive into the the emerging models of Microschools, hybrid homeschools, online schools, and homeschool co-operatives.
New Survey Explores Parent Concerns on Social Media Usage and Absenteeism
What concerns are at the forefront of parents’ minds in these early days of the 2023-24 academic year? The first challenge for today’s school parents may be keeping students in the classroom and off their phones.
North Carolina Makes Voucher Program Universal
Press Release: For Immediate Release September 22 For more information or to schedule an interview, contact: Chantal Lovell, EdChoice chantal@edchoice.org | 989-251-8388 North Carolina Makes Voucher Program Universal The
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – June 2023
Each month, the EdChoice policy team breaks down into bite-sized pieces all the past month’s educational choice-related legislative movement.
Ohio Makes Voucher Program Universal
The Buckeye State becomes seventh state in 2023 to make educational choice a reality for all students This week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gave his final stamp of approval
Arkansas Becomes Third State This Year to Create Education Savings Account Program
2023 shaping up to be Year of Universal Choice Today, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Learns Act into law, establishing the third universal education savings account (ESA)
Proper Implementation Key to Program Success
Creation of educational choice programs is only step one
The 2023 EdChoice Yearbook Superlatives
After some major wins for school choice, see which programs made the EdChoice team's annual yearbook superlatives.
America’s School Choice Programs Ranked by Purchasing Power, 2023 Edition
We rank the nation’s educational choice programs by purchasing power—or how empowering they are for families—based on data in our 2023 edition of The ABCs of School Choice.
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.
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