Publications
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Research & Commentary: New 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 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 […] -
Research & Commentary: Universal Education Savings Account Legislation Offers Nebraska a Re-Do
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation introduced in the Nebraska Legislature would create a universal education savings account (ESA) program with no funding or enrollment caps open to all Nebraska families beginning with the 2026–27 school year. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for eligible children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks, software, private tutoring […] -
Research & Commentary: The Time is Now for Universal Education Choice in the Lone Star State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would establish a universal education savings account (ESA) program open to all children in the Lone Star State. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for eligible children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks, uniforms, private tutoring services, transportation costs, and educational therapies. Funds […] -
Streamlined: Reforming Tennessee’s Private School Regulatory Environment
Publication -Policy Studies -Executive Summary Early in the 2025 legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly finally acceded to the request of Governor Bill Lee and passed a universal education savings account program that would provide all Tennessee parents with state funding to choose the educational model that best meets their learning needs of their children. The program established, […] -
Research & Commentary: 2025 Should Finally Be the Year When Education Choice Comes to Texas
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation making its way through the Texas legislature would establish a universal education savings account (ESA) program open to all children in the Lone Star State. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for eligible children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks, private tutoring services, transportation costs, and educational therapies. Funds could […] -
Research & Commentary: Universal Freedom Scholarship Program Would Put Wyoming in the Education Freedom Vanguard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in the Wyoming House of Representatives would change the name of the state’s Education Savings Accounts Program to the Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Program and also universalize it, opening the program up to all Wyoming families. Currently, the Education Savings Account Program, just launched last year, is only open to Wyoming families whose household […] -
Research & Commentary: Push to Universalize New Hampshire’s Educational Freedom Accounts is Appropriate and Timely
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in the New Hampshire House of Representatives would universalize the state’s Education Freedom Accounts Program (EFA), an education savings account (ESA) program, for low- and middle-income students, and open the program up to all New Hampshire families. Access to the EFA Program, launched in 2021, is currently only open to students whose […] -
Research & Commentary: Educational Empowerment Accounts Would Transform Public Education in South Dakota for the Better
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in the South Dakota House of Representatives would establish an “educational empowerment account,” a type of education savings account (ESA) program, in the Mount Rushmore State. These accounts would cover tuition, fees, and curricula for children at private and parochial schools, as well as textbooks, educational therapies, online courses, computer software, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Illinois’ Now-Defunct Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Had Saved Land of Lincoln Taxpayers Over $361 Million Through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results were good news for Illinois families. The analysis looked at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program for low-income students, enacted in 2017, […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Kansas’ Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Sunflower State Taxpayers Over $8,200 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Kansas families. The analysis looked at Kansas’ Tax Credit for Low-Income Students Scholarship Program, launched in 2015, and have found […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Maryland’s School Voucher Program Has Saved Old Line State Taxpayers Over $4,300 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Maryland families. The analysis looked at Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program, a school voucher program […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows New Hampshire’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Granite State Taxpayers Over $14,800 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for New Hampshire families. The analysis looked at New Hampshire’s Education Tax Credit Program, a tax-credit scholarship program for low-income students […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Pennsylvania’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Programs Have Saved Quaker State Taxpayers Over $11.8 Billion through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Pennsylvania families. The analysis looked at both of Pennsylvania’s tax-credit scholarship program—the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, launched in 2012, […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Rhode Island’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Ocean State Taxpayers Over $12,000 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Rhode Island families. The analysis looked at the Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations program for low-income students, launched […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows South Carolina’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Palmetto State Taxpayers Over $208 Million through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for South Carolina families. The analysis looked at the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund for students with special needs, launched […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows South Dakota’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Mount Rushmore State Taxpayers Over $10,900 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for South Dakota families. The analysis looked at the Partners in Education Tax Credit Program for low-income students, launched in 2016, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Virginia’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Old Dominion Taxpayers Up to $355 Million through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Virginia families. The analysis looked at the Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program (EIS) for low-income students, launched in 2013, and […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Tennessee’s Special Needs ESA Program Has Saved Volunteer State Taxpayers Up to $12,800 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Tennessee families. The analysis looked at one of the Volunteer State’s two education savings account (ESA) programs—the Individualized Education Account Program […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Mississippi’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Magnolia State Taxpayers Up to $11,000 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Mississippi families. The analysis looked at both of the Magnolia State’s education choice programs— the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Georgia’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Peach State Taxpayers Up to $2 Billion through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Georgia families. The analysis looked at both of the Peach State’s education choice programs—the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program and the […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Wisconsin’s Education Choice Programs Have Saved Badger State Taxpayers Up to $3.3 Billion through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Wisconsin families. The analysis looked at all four of the Badger State’s education choice programs—the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, the Special Needs […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Finds Up To $45 Billion in Savings from Education Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of its Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers. The analysis looked at 48 separate programs (22 school voucher programs, 21 tax-credit scholarship programs, and five education savings account programs) in 25 different states, as well […] -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Falling Far Behind on Education Freedom
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Old Dominion is not faring particularly well. Virginia rose three spots overall from 2023, but still sits at 19th in the rankings. However, it fell two spots in the “education choice” category, and now sits near the bottom of the country at […] -
Research & Commentary: Tennessee Falling Behind on Education Freedom
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Heritage Foundation has released the latest version of its Education Freedom Report Card, and the Volunteer State is not faring particularly well. Tennessee fell one spot overall from 2023, and now sits at eighth in the rankings, which still leaves the state in a comparatively good position. However, it fell two spots in the “education choice” category, […]
