Education Savings Accounts
Education
Charters, Vouchers, ESAs Add Heat to State Legislative Debates
At least 35 states this year have considered creating or expanding vouchers, Education Savings Accounts and charter schools as a way to save money and improve academic outcomes.
School Choice & Charters
Which Arizona Students Will Take Advantage of Expanded Choice Program?
The new education savings law in Arizona allows a maximum of about 5,500 new students per year to receive state funds for private school costs.
Education
Arizona Expands Education Savings Accounts to Entire Student Population
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill assuring all students in the state an average of $4,400 to spend on private schools and touted by Republicans as a way to improve student achievement.
School Choice & Charters
Most States Are Pushing Private School Choice Bills, But Some Are Faltering
Bills to expand or create new public school choice options, including vouchers, have been introduced in 34 states, but some have failed despite the Trump administration's enthusiasm for expanding choice.
School Choice & Charters
Tennessee Lawmakers Move on Voucher Bills as President Trump Lends Support
Lawmakers in Tennessee, Texas and Nevada are all considering legislation related to school vouchers or education savings this year.
School Choice & Charters
From Charter Schools to Vouchers: School Choice Bills to Watch This Year
Although Betsy DeVos' confirmation as education secretary highlighted the debates over school vouchers and charter schools, it's in statehouses where most school choice education policy is made.
Education Funding
News in Brief
Nevada Savings Program Draws Wealthier Applicants
Families in more-affluent neighborhoods in Nevada are still the top applicants for the state's education-savings-account program, new data show.
School Choice & Charters
Explainer
What Are School Vouchers and How Do They Work?
Few topics in education incite as much debate as vouchers, which steer public money to families to pay for students to attend private school
School Choice & Charters
Nevada Governor Proposes Funding to Revive Sweeping School Choice Program
Gov. Brian Sandoval proposed $60 million in his state budget plan to reboot Nevada's education savings account program which has been in legal limbo.
School Choice & Charters
Why Michigan Doesn't Have School Vouchers and Probably Never Will
Betsy DeVos has been influential in shaping school choice policy in Michigan, but has not succeeded in bringing a school voucher program to her home state.
School Choice & Charters
Explainer
School Choice, Explained (Video)
Education Week reporter Arianna Prothero explains the different forms of public and private school choice: charter schools, vouchers, tax-credit scholarships and education savings accounts.
School Choice & Charters
Video
School Choice, Explained
Charter schools. Vouchers. Tax-credit scholarships. Education savings accounts. What are these things and how do they relate to school choice? Education Week reporter Arianna Prothero breaks down the different forms of public and private school choice. She explains why understanding those differences will be important under the incoming presidential administration of Donald Trump, who has strongly touted more private school choice as a central piece of his K-12 education agenda.
School Choice & Charters
Why Trump's Plan for a Massive School Voucher Program Might Not Work
Will billionaire Betsy DeVos' nomination as Education Secretary be a boon for school choice at the expense of traditional public schools? Here's what we know.
School Choice & Charters
Nevada School Vouchers: Gov. Sandoval Says He'll Help Revive the ESA Program
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he'll help lawmakers get the state's embattled school voucher-like program properly funded.