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BRIEF: School Choice in the States – August 2021
What Puerto Rico’s New Education Reform Bill Says About School Choice
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for education in Puerto Rico. On April 30, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a $589 million congressional package to aid Puerto Rico’s Department of Education following the destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Then, thousands of protestors—including a large contingent of teachers—demonstrated in May Day […]
BRIEF: School Choice in the States, April 2018
LEGISLATION AND LITIGATION California A proposed education savings account in the Golden State, SB 1344, failed in committee. It was granted reconsideration April 4. Colorado Colorado’s HB 18-083, an income tax credit for private school tuition as well as for the funding of private school scholarships, passed the Senate. The credit amount is […]
Arizona bill seeks to make ESAs available to all by 2020
UPDATE April 7, 2017 This nearly universal expansion of Arizona’s education savings accounts (ESA), SB 1431, passed out of the Senate last night in a 16-13 vote. Since our original publication of this blog post, an identical companion bill—HB 2394—was introduced. The House bill also passed out of its chamber last night in a 31-28 […]
Nevada Teachers’ Union Poll Finds Support for Educational Choice
A Clark County voter poll commissioned by Nevada’s Clark County Education Association (CCEA), a local teachers’ union, and conducted by Quirk Global Strategies made the rounds in the news over the last week. This poll of 500 Clark County voters, administered in November, has some questions similar to those from EdChoice’s Nevada K–12 and School Choice […]
Explaining Virginia’s Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts (PCESA) Bill
After narrow defeat in 2015, Virginia may become the sixth state to adopt innovative education savings accounts (ESAs). The Virginia legislature passed a statewide ESA for students with special needs, HB 389, earlier this month. The Parental Choice Education Savings Account (PCESA) program now awaits Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s signature. If signed, HB 389 will provide […]
Everything You Need to Know About South Dakota’s New School Choice Bill
Update 3/29/16: Today, Gov. Daugaard signed the Partners in Education Tax Credit Program into law. The program will begin providing scholarships in the 2016–17 school year. Please visit our full program page for the most up-to-date program information, including an eligibility test, fast facts, and more. South Dakota is on the verge of becoming the nation’s 29th […]
BRIEF: School Choice in the States July 2015
National The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice launched its new look and a new and improved website on July 31 to celebrate Friedman Legacy Day 2015. Check out our president and CEO’s musings on free markets, innovation, and Milton Friedman here. Colorado – Brittany Corona @BrittanyLCorona Friedman Foundation State Programs and Government Relations Director Brittany Corona […]
BRIEF: School Choice in the States June 2015
National The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice released its annual national survey of Americans on K–12 education issues including school choice, Common Core State Standards, standardized testing, and more. To read a helpful slide show of key findings and to access the full 2015 Schooling in America Survey report, visit our research page. The Friedman […]