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Scholarship expansion bill headed to governor’s desk for signature
A bill that expands and aligns two K-12 scholarship programs for economically disadvantaged students won final passage in the Florida Legislature today and will be sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his...
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How children’s savings accounts can promote equal opportunity
Editor’s note: In this commentary, Dan Lips revisits an opinion piece Robert Reich wrote 20 years ago about progressive school vouchers in which Reich offered a promising grand compromise between the...
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This Memphis mom has a Thanksgiving message for Joe Biden
A recent initiative of the grassroots Powerful Parent Network was raising money to meet with all of the 2020 presidential nominees to lobby for parental empowerment and education choice. Editor’s note:...
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Parental choice retention bill clears Senate Education Committee with...
A bill that would allow parents to hold their children back a grade to make up for COVID-slide learning losses sailed through the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. S.B. 200, filed by state Sen....
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How civil rights activist Howard Fuller became a devout champion of school...
Education choice advocate Howard Fuller poses with a student at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy during a visit to the school in 2019. The school, which he co-founded in 2004, has been renamed Dr. Howard...
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New national poll: Lawmakers should be consistent on education choice...
Results from a new poll from RealClear Opinion Research indicates that voters have a problem with lawmakers who oppose school choice for others but exercise it for their own children. According to a...
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Focus on constituencies to propel education choice forward
A 2010 march in Tallahassee drew nearly 6,000 advocates in support of parental choice. Their voices have grown stronger over the past 12 years. Months ago, The Heritage Foundation published a study...
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Teach Florida celebrates first anniversary of nation’s largest education...
Editor’s note: You can watch a livestream of the celebration here. Like most birthday parties for 1-year-olds, this one had cake. It featured remarks from guests who were impressed with the past 12...
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Save the humans!
A shot from the 1989 film “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” with a “Save the Humans” bumper sticker affixed to Ted’s shorts. Humans nearly drove whales to extinction, but the whales, by happy...
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In union stronghold Pennsylvania, Democratic nominee supports school choice
Service Employees International Union workers gathered in August to voice support for Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in his bid to become governor. PHOTO: Cory Sharber/WHYY Editor’s note:...
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