Education Savings Accounts
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.