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The Educational Choice for Children Act Can Improve Public Schools
Opinion -There are plenty of gripes about the public schools, but it is easy to understand why nothing gets fixed: the money keeps pouring in. Public school administrators often cry broke despite receiving billions of dollars from federal, state, and local governments. They run out of money because so much of what they get is wasted. For […] -
Educational Choice Must Truly be Free
Opinion -Oscar Wilde once said, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness." -
Research & Commentary: Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program Saves Taxpayer Dollars, Increases Per-Pupil Funding
Publication -Research and Commentaries -$116 Million In Annual Educating Funding Could Be Saved If Just 5 Percent Of Statewide Public School Enrollment Participate In ECSP -
Restoring Educational Choice Means Ditching The Department Of Education’s Burdensome Regulations
Opinion -For the Feds in the U.S. Education Department, 'flexibility' means there's nothing left to lose. -
Unfair Grades for Educational Choice
Opinion -Co-authored by Lennie Jarratt & Timothy BensonThe Network for Public Education (NPE), an anti-educational choice organization, released a new publication titled “Valuing Public Education: A 50 State Report Card,” which, distressingly, many media outlets -
Support for Educational Choice Is Strong in Maryland, Poll Shows
Opinion -A new poll indicates Maryland residents are far from satisfied with their public schools and want their legislators to allow alternatives. -
News Release: Audio from Educational Choice Speaker Series Now Available Online
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - June 29, 2006) The Illinois School Choice Initiative, a project of The Heartland Institute, has announced that audio recordings from its 2006 Educational Choice Speaker Series are now available online. -
Federal Tax Credits Would Boost Educational Choice
Opinion -Urging his colleagues to support federal tax credits for K-12 education, Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) noted Arizona has enjoyed a significant increase in resources available to both private and public education since state legislators there -
Partners for Educational Choice
Opinion -The Children's Scholarship Fund on June 9 announced the following partners for Phase I of the $200 million nationwide expansion of its K-12 scholarship program for low-income families. -
President’s Veto Threats Aim to Thwart Educational Choice
Opinion -President Bill Clinton has issued four veto threats since July 29 to thwart legislation promoting choice in education. -
Educational Choice in the States
Opinion -Nationwide A nationwide poll conducted by the Gallup organization in August 1992 asked, “Do you want a voucher system to allow parents to send children to any school they want?” Seventy percent of respondents said “Yes. -
Educational Choice: It Really Works in Vermont
Opinion -Since 1869, Vermont has had an educational choice system for students from towns that do not maintain their own public schools or belong to union school districts. -
The Current Status of American Schools
Opinion -As we head into the new school year, what follows is a brief assessment of the sorry state of public education and what parents can do about it. -
Two Winners: Merit Pay and School Choice
Opinion -The recently released scores from the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card, offer little good news. -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Florida Has Lost Pole Position in Education Choice Movement
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Florida has lost it’s position as the leader in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have— Florida ranks second overall, with an index score of […] -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Education-Choice Pioneer Wisconsin Falling Behind
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Once the pioneering state in bringing choice to students and parents, Wisconsin is gradually falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have— Wisconsin […] -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Georgia Lagging Even Further Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The latest edition of an annual report shows Georgia has gradually fallen well behind its neighboring states in a nationwide education movement still building momentum, and its position declined from 2025. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families […] -
Research & Commentary: Escalator Provision Bump in Tennessee ESA Program Would Help More Families Utilize Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the Tennessee House of Representatives would bump up the enrollment cap the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Act (TEFSA), the Volunteer State’s universal education savings account (ESA) program, from 25,000 to 40,000. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational […] -
Research & Commentary: Magnolia Student Accounts Would Be a Boon to Mississippi Families
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives would set up “Magnolia Student Accounts” (MSA), an education savings account (ESA) program open to all Mississippi K–12 students. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for eligible children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks, uniforms, private tutoring services, school-provided extracurricular activities, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Analysis Finds West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program Delivered $27 Million in Net Fiscal Benefits in 2024
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hope Scholarship Program, an education savings account (ESA) program that goes fully universal for the 2026–27 school year, was launched in 2022. -
Research & Commentary: Polling Shows American Parents Still Hungry for Education Choice Options
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New polling from both EdChoice and the American Federation for Children (AFC) shows the education choice revolution that has been sweeping the states since the beginning of the decade shows no sign of abatement or declining popularity among parents of school-aged children, or of the public at large. EdChoice’s poll, the latest in its annual […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Minnesota Falling Behind in the Education Choice Revolution
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Minnesota is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Minnesota only has an index score […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Vermont Stuck in Nineteenth Century on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Vermont is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Vermont only has an index score […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Rhode Island Lagging Behind in the Education Choice Revolution
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Rhode Island is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Rhode Island only has an […]
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