Guest Column: School Choice Returns to Harrisburg

Guest column: School choice returns to Harrisburg

School choice is, once again, the talk of the town in Harrisburg. Hundreds of students, parents, educators, lawmakers, and activists crowded the Capitol steps, rallying support for meaningful education reform. Meanwhile, inside the building, lawmakers advanced one such reform. The Senate Education Committee voted 8–3 to advance the Lifeline Scholarships Program, also known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS). This program would …

Tennessee Department of Education notes high demand for school choice program

More than 38,000 applications have been submitted for the state’s Education Freedom Scholarship program since the state began taking applications last week.

Funding Education Opportunity: The Trump administration’s role in supporting school choice

The Trump administration is shaking up the federal role in K-12 education. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on “expanding educational freedom.” In response to this order, the U.S. Department of Education is issuing a series of new guidances to chief state school officers, encouraging them to maximize students’ school choice options as permitted by law. To date, the Education Department has released two letters to states about exp…