Education Savings Accounts

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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.
School Choice & Charters Private School Choice Programs Muddle Delivery of Federal Services, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office also says the Education Department should give states and districts guidance on this issue.
Arianna Prothero, September 13, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Trump Says He'll Be 'Nation's Biggest Cheerleader for School Choice'
During a visit to an Ohio charter school, the GOP presidential nominee pitched a plan to offer states the chance to use $20 billion in federal money to create school vouchers.
Arianna Prothero, September 8, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Lawsuits Challenging Nevada School Choice Law Go Before State's High Court
Two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Nevada's sweeping new school choice law are scheduled to be heard back-to-back by the state's supreme court Friday.
Arianna Prothero, July 29, 2016
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School Choice & Charters For New School Choice Laws, 2016 Has Been a Slow Year
Get a rundown on major choice bills that have passed or sputtered so far this year.
Arianna Prothero, July 5, 2016
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Education Funding News in Brief Federal Bill Would Give ESAs to Indian Students
Legislation proposed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., would provide education savings accounts to Native American students who attend Bureau of Indian Education schools.
Jackie Mader, March 29, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Arizona Lawmakers Scale Back Private School Choice Expansion Plan
A retooled bill would limit the new phase of expansion of Arizona's education savings account program to children from families who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meals program.
Arianna Prothero, March 25, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Legislation to Create Private School Choice Program Stalls in Oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmakers will not consider legislation this session to create an education savings account program.
Arianna Prothero, March 14, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Oklahoma High Court Ruling on Vouchers May Help Pass Another School Choice Bill
The Oklahoma supreme court's ruling that vouchers are constitutional could help pass a bill to create an education savings account program.
Arianna Prothero, February 16, 2016
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School Choice & Charters School Vouchers for All: Arizona Could Follow in Nevada's Footsteps
A proposed bill in Arizona would expand eligibility for a school choice program first passed in 2011 to include all public school students.
Arianna Prothero, January 29, 2016
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School Choice & Charters National School Choice Week Kicks Off on Sunday
National School Choice Week highlights all forms of school choice, including charter schools, private schools, and home schooling.
Arianna Prothero, January 22, 2016
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School Choice & Charters School Choice Major Feature of Jeb Bush's K-12 Education Plan
The plan includes ideas that past Republican presidential contenders and members of Congress have pitched, and even dovetails in some respects with President Barack Obama's K-12 playbook.
Arianna Prothero, January 19, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Judge Puts Launch of Nevada's Sweeping School Choice Program on Hold
A preliminary injunction blocks implementation of the state's new education savings account program until a final decision is made on its constitutionality.
Arianna Prothero, January 12, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Nevada's Private School Choice Attracting Mostly Wealthier Families, Analysis Finds
A Las Vegas Sun analysis found that the majority of applicants for Nevada's sweeping new voucher-like program hail from Las Vegas' wealthier suburbs, while very few come from the inner city.
Arianna Prothero, November 4, 2015
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School Choice & Charters ACLU Announces Lawsuit Challenging Nevada's New School Choice Law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada says it's filing a lawsuit challenging the state's new school voucher-like program also known as education savings accounts.
Arianna Prothero, August 27, 2015
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