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Which States Have Private School Choice?
Education savings accounts, voucher, and tax-credit scholarships are growing. This tracker keeps tabs on them so you don't have to.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens at left as President Donald Trump speaks during a round table discussion at Saint Andrew Catholic School on March 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos listens at left as President Donald Trump speaks during a round table discussion at Saint Andrew Catholic School on March 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. The education policies Trump pursued in his first term offer clues for what a second Trump term would look like for K-12 schools.
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Federal Trump's K-12 Record in His First Term Offers a Blueprint for What Could Be Next
In his first term, Trump sought to significantly expand school choice, slash K-12 spending, and tear down the U.S. Department of Education.
Alyson Klein, October 28, 2024
11 min read
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School Choice & Charters Charter 69´«Ã½ Are in Uncharted Political Waters This Election Season
From big constitutional questions to more practical, local concerns, the charter school sector faces a number of challenges.
Arianna Prothero, October 11, 2024
6 min read
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School Choice & Charters Private School Choice: What the Research Says
Private school choice programs are proliferating as debates continue about their effects on low-income students and public schools.
Mark Lieberman, October 10, 2024
7 min read
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School Choice & Charters States Are Spending Billions on Private School Choice. But Is It Truly Universal?
More than half a million students in eight states last school year took advantage of private school choice open to all students.
Mark Lieberman, October 8, 2024
7 min read
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School Choice & Charters Explainer How States Use Tax Credits to Fund Private School Choice: An Explainer
Twenty-one states have programs that give tax credits for donations to organizations that grant private-school scholarships.
Mark Lieberman, October 4, 2024
12 min read
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Federal Opinion Project 2025 Might Feel New, But Its Roots Reach Back Decades
It represents the culmination of a movement to gut public education, writes Bettina L. Love.
Bettina L. Love, September 20, 2024
4 min read
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School Choice & Charters Private School Choice in the 2024 Election, Explained
Three states will ask voters to weigh in on private school choice, and another state could pave the way for more funding for choice.
Mark Lieberman, September 19, 2024
7 min read
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School Choice & Charters How Private School Choice Complicates Public School Budgets
Districts are seeing higher costs and fuzzier enrollment projections as more states give parents public funds for private education.
Mark Lieberman, September 16, 2024
12 min read
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School Choice & Charters A Private School Choice Program Is Illegal, State Court Rules. What Comes Next?
South Carolina's education savings account program is no more.
Mark Lieberman, September 11, 2024
4 min read
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Policy & Politics Explainer Education Debates You'll Likely Hear About in the Election, Explained
Brush up on key education policy issues that could show up in national, state, and local races.
Stephen Sawchuk, August 26, 2024
4 min read
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School & District Management Public 69´«Ã½ Launch Marketing Campaigns to Compete With School Choice
“It signals that public schools want to be the schools of choice in a choice environment," says one researcher.
Caitlynn Peetz, August 19, 2024
6 min read
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Federal Project 2025 and GOP Aim for Universal School Choice. What Would That Look Like?
Most ambitious private school choice policies have happened at the state level. How would it take shape at the federal level?
Libby Stanford, August 19, 2024
8 min read
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School Choice & Charters Opinion What Is the State of School Choice?
A leading authority on school choice describes recent legislative trends and new research findings.
Rick Hess, August 6, 2024
10 min read
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School Choice & Charters Here's How Charters Can Improve Experiences for 69´«Ã½ With Disabilities
Charter schools must improve access and experiences for students with disabilities, advocates say.
Evie Blad, July 16, 2024
3 min read