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Next Wave of Microschool Founders are More Diverse, Less Likely to be Educators

An analysis of the burgeoning sector shows greater numbers of Black and Hispanic founders, fewer teachers at the helm and less reliance on tuition

Lauren Wagner
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National School Choice Week

Growing Number of Parents Looking to Change Kids’ Schools, New Survey Shows

As interest in school choice increases, traditional public schools remain a popular option among searching families.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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40 Years of School Choice: How American Education Is Being Reshaped

As charter schools start to fulfill their promise of improving academic outcomes, the competition is driving traditional public schools to improve.

John D. Singleton
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National School Choice Week

Road Scholars: When These Families Travel, School Comes Along for the Ride

‘It’s not just a pandemic thing,’ one industry expert said about the growing number of families ‘roadschooling’ across the country.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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National School Choice Week

Three Things to Know About National Education Tax Credit Survey

New YouGov poll found education tax credit support from 80 percent of K-12 parents — pointing to a growing interest in school choice options.

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay

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National School Choice Week

Microschools Take Center Stage with New Opportunities for Learning for 2024

Campanella: More than 27,000 schools and organizations are celebrating National School Choice Week. Yours can, too

Andrew Campanella
Author: Andrew Campanella

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Ohio

Private School Just For Low Income Kids Looks To Create Thriving Adults

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Wyoming

Wyoming Advocates Want More Parents to Have Access to Education Savings Accounts

Katie Klingsporn
microschools

West Virginia Permanently Bars Failed Microschool from Receiving State Funds

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

Public Schools Violate Their Sacred Mission When They Turn Students Away

Tim DeRoche
Author: Tim DeRoche
school choice

Inside Maine’s Microschooling Movement

Kerry McDonald
Class Disrupted

Reimagining School: An Expert’s Take on Unbundling the Core Education Experience

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
New Orleans

With the Opening of a New School, New Orleans Is an All-Charter District No More

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2024

Anti-ESA Republicans Fall in Texas Primaries, Setting Stage for School Choice Expansion

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2024

Final Showdown Over ESAs in Texas as Abbott Looks to Oust Conservative Opponents

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

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College, Career, Learning Recovery: How America's high schools are evolving for the next generation of teenagers.

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An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision

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‘It Destroyed Me’: Lasting Trauma Years After Districts’ Address Crackdowns

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Montana

Public Charter Schools in Montana Set to Open, Legislature May Consider Tweaks

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
Nebraska

Nebraska’s School Choice Law May Face Ballot Initiative, As Its Predecessor Did

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
commentary

Can School Choice Improve Civil Society? New Study Shows It Can

Denisha Allen
Author: Denisha Allen
Analysis

How Well Do Schools, Families Communicate? Study Sees Parent-District Disconnect

Jon Deane
Author: Jon Deane
Nebraska

Pillen Approves Nebraska’s ‘School Choice’ Law As Opponents Weigh Next Steps

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
st. louis

Access: How a St. Louis Nonprofit Guides Kids from Middle School to College

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
in memoriam

Education Reform as Social Justice: The Legacy of Washington’s Ramona Edelin

Linda Moore
Author: Linda Moore
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Exclusive: Microschools Fill Niche for Students with Disabilities, Survey Shows

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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School Success Stories: Here’s What Happened When Charters Teamed Up With HBCUs

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Nevada

$100M Nevada Facilities Fund a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Charters, Leaders Say

April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current
South Carolina

South Carolina House Approves ‘Universal’ School Choice Before Pilot Even Begins

Seanna Adcox
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74 Interview: Janice Jackson on Tutoring, Free College and Choice in Chicago

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Georgia

Georgia School Voucher Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk After Years of Failure

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder
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School Vouchers Skyrocket in Ohio; 50% More Students Applied to Program in 2023

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Analysis

In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Kerry McDonald
commentary

Closure of West Virginia Microschool Is a Lesson in Accountability

Matt Frendewey
Author: Matt Frendewey
education savings accounts

As Arizona Probes School Choice Fraud, Advocates Dismiss Scheme as ‘Inside Job’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
analysis

Governors’ 2024 Education Priorities: Early Childhood, Curriculum, School Choice, Mental Health

Bella DiMarco
Author: Bella DiMarco
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Failed West Virginia Microschool Fuels State Probe — and Some Soul Searching

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Educational Equity: What if Historically Black Colleges Managed Charter Schools?

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mental health

Report: Kids’ Mental Health Tops Reasons Why Parents Consider Changing Schools

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school choice

New Poll: Black Single Moms Want More School Choice — and Will Vote that Way

Sierra Lyons
Author: Sierra Lyons
News

Indiana’s New Career Scholarships Create Training Choice, Cut Student Costs

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
alabama

Gov. Kay Ivey Reaffirms Support for Education Savings Accounts

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
National School Choice Week

National School Choice Week: Experts Discuss America’s Evolving Education System

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Indiana

Indiana Senator Eyes 2025 for “School Choice” Overhaul

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Analysis

10 Education Entrepreneurs Offer Advice To New Founders in 2024

Kerry McDonald
in memory

The ‘Godfather’ of Top Charter Schools: A Tribute to the Late Linda Brown

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
Arizona

Hobbs Announces Planned Reforms to Arizona’s School Voucher Program

Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror
Kentucky

Judge Rules Kentucky’s Charter School Law Unconstitutional

McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Receives 30,000 Submissions for Private School Tax Credits

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
Texas

After Texas Voucher Bill Fails, Supporters & Opponents Prepare for Future Fights

Maia Pandey, Texas Tribune
Governor Abbott

Greg Abbott Begins Offensive Against School Voucher Opponents

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Texas

El Paso School Districts Sue TEA, Halting Release of Accountability Ratings

Claudia Lorena Silva, El Paso Matters
edlection 2023

Virginia’s Election Could Decide Fate of Youngkin’s Education Agenda

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school choice

Every Kansas Student Has Potential. School Choice Can Unlock It

Matt Frendewey
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Tax Commission Approves Rules for School Choice Tax Credits

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
STEM

To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy

Amy McGrath
innovation

In Los Angeles, a Tiny School Lets Young People Direct Their Own Education

Kerry McDonald
Opinion

Parent’s View: School Choice Could Help Texas Families, Just Like It Helped Mine

Alicia Giordano
Author: Alicia Giordano
Texas

Texas Voucher Bill Tries to Avoid Other States’ Mistakes, Keeps Contentious Ideas

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Arizona

Arizona School Voucher Enrollment Exceeds Budget Estimate

Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror
Texas

Abbott to Add Teacher Pay to Special Session if Texas Lawmakers Pass Vouchers

Maia Pandey, Texas Tribune
Opinion

Public Charter Schools and the Chipotlification of American Education

Christy Wolfe
Author: Christy Wolfe
Texas

Texas Senate Unveils its Priority School Voucher Bill

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Texas

Texas Gov. Abbott Says Special Session Will Begin Oct. 9, Likely On School Vouchers

Brian Lopez & William Melhado
Opinion

Charters Are the Most Popular Form of School Choice. Democrats Must Get on Board

Debbie Cox Bultan & Elena Parent
school choice

North Carolina to Launch Education Savings Accounts, With Up to $7,500 Per Child

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
school choice

Not-Back-To-School Time For Homeschoolers

Kerry McDonald
school choice

‘Growing Pains’: Microschools Face Regulatory Maze as Approach Takes Hold

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

The 74 Interview: Cara Fitzpatrick on ‘The Death of Public School’

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Texas

Texas House Committee Report Outlines Possible Path Forward for School Vouchers

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
school choice

In Florida, Entrepreneurial Teachers & Parents Are Launching Their Own Schools

Kerry McDonald
Arkansas

Nearly 5,000 Arkansas Students, Dozens of Schools Apply for New Voucher Program

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Kentucky

Kentucky Republican Lawmakers Want a Special Session After School Bus Debacle

McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern
opinion

In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Nebraska

Spending Tops $2 Million in Fight Over Nebraska’s Opportunity Scholarship Law

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
Innovative High Schools

A High School for Dropouts: Goodwill Offers Adults a Second Chance at a Diploma

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
school choice

Report: In 24 States, Using False Address to Get Into a Better School is a Crime

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Arkansas

Arkansas School Voucher Program Rules Clear First Legislative Hurdle

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Innovative High Schools

To Combat Nursing Shortage, Rhode Island Charter Turns to High School Students

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Opinion

New Ohio School Budget Law Makes Historic Strides in K-12 Education

Aaron Churchill
Author: Aaron Churchill
Iowa

More Than 29,000 Apply For Iowa Private-School Funds in First Year

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Innovative High Schools

‘Meaningful, Big Things’ at One Stone, the Student-Led High School of Invention

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
school vouchers

Indiana’s School Choice Voucher Program Grew 20% Last Year — With More Growth Coming

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Shared Revenue and School Choice Voucher Funding Bill

Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
Analysis

Parental School Choice Victories are Worth Celebrating. Now Comes the Hard Part

Nicole Stelle Garnett & Michael McShane
opinion

A Progressive Vision for Educational Choice: 5 Questions to Ask

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Opinion

How Newark’s Universal School Application Split in 2 — and What to Do About It

Laura Waters
Author: Laura Waters
school choice

How Rural Republicans Derailed Texas School Voucher Plan

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
charter schools

New Study: Charter Students Outperforming Peers at Traditional Public Schools

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Nebraska

Nebraska Gov. Pillen Signs ‘Opportunity Scholarships’ Proposal into Law

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Opinion

School Districts Often Oppose Open Enrollment. Why That’s a Mistake

Jude Schwalbach
Author: Jude Schwalbach
Analysis

Parents Tend to Choose Schools Based on Their Own Educational Experience

Anna Rhodes & Julia Szabo
Texas

TX Gov. Plans to Veto Pared-Down School Choice Bill, Warns of Special Sessions

Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune
Analysis

Poll: For Many School Choice Advocates, ‘Religious’ Means ‘Christian’

Peter Hanson & Ishai Melamede
Opinion

Bullying, Teen Mental Health, Suicide: How School Choice Could Save Lives

John Kristof
Author: John Kristof
enrollment

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
charter schools

Choice Supporters to Catholic Charter School Backers: ‘Proceed with Caution’

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
North Carolina

Bill Expanding N.C. Private School Vouchers to All Kids Moves Forward in Senate

Hannah McClellan, Education NC
school choice

Indiana Nears Universal ‘School Choice’ in New Budget

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Arizona

Can a Community Charter Go National? Arizona Autism Charter School Says Yes

Rebecca L. Rhoades, Ed Post
school choice

‘Opportunity Scholarship’ Bill Advances to Provide Tax Credits for Private School Scholarships

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
The Big Picture

Black Parents Open to New Forms of Schooling, Polling Suggests

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
podcast

Class Disrupted: When Students Help Direct What They’re Taught in School

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Missouri

Open Enrollment Gets Hearing in Missouri Senate

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
Kansas

KS Lawmakers Plan to Use COVID Funds to Expand Vouchers to Public School Kids

Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector
greg abbott

Gov. Abbott is Turning Up the Pressure on Passing School Choice. Will it Pay Off?

Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Analysis

For ‘Happiness-Oriented Parents,’ It’s Not All About the Academics

Allison Roda & Molly Makris
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