BRIEF: School Choice in the States – October 2021
Leslie Hiner
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – September 2021
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – August 2021
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – July 2021
LEGISLATION Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law HB 349 and SB 86 containing Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, a tax credit-funded education savings account or “tax-credit ESA” program. Joining Kentucky, this is the second program of its kind throughout the nation and is Missouri’s first educational choice program. The Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program currently has a cap […]
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – October 2020
LEGISLATION Washington, D.C. Congress received and the city’s council enacted Washington, D.C.’s 2021 budget request act, which includes a $40 million request for the federal program that operates the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. LITIGATION Maine On October 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled against parents in Maine who wish to […]
What the Espinoza Ruling Means for Blaine Amendments and School Choice
EdChoice is celebrating a landmark VICTORY for families and children! Discriminatory Blaine Amendments found in state constitutions can no longer be used to prohibit families participating in school choice programs from accessing religiously affiliated private schools for their children, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Dept of Revenue. Chief Justice […]
BRIEF: School Choice in the States – June 2020
LEGISLATION Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7067, a bill that significantly expands the state’s Family Empowerment Scholarship program. The bill expands income-eligibility from 185 percent of the federal poverty line ($47,638 for a family of four in 2019–20) to 300 percent of the federal poverty line ($77,250 for a family of four in 2019–20). Students from […]
Update on Tennessee ESA Litigation
UPDATED (JUNE 4): On June 4, the Supreme Court of Tennessee denied requests for that court to accept jurisdiction of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County et. al. vs. Tennessee Department of Education et. al., No. M2020-00683-COA-R9-CV, the case against Tennessee’s new Education Savings Account Pilot Program (ESA Pilot), That case is currently before the […]
Janus v. AFSCME: Why This Case Is Important to Teachers and Education Reformers
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that it is unconstitutional for a state or public-sector union to force non-consenting employees to pay union agency fees. Why is this important to those of us who support school choice? A Little History Mark Janus is a state employee in Illinois who refused to join […]
A Frank Description of What Really Happened with Douglas County, Colorado’s School Voucher Program
Hundreds of children in Douglas County, Colorado, lost something precious: the opportunity to attend a school where they could learn to their fullest potential. Their school district’s voucher program—one that once represented the best hope for truly local, community control of education—has been terminated. This is the first voucher program terminated by the government entity […]