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How Many Choice Students Have Special Needs? Thousands More Than Last Year.
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (207+ words) As my'colleague John Kristof'observed'in'last year's version of this article,'a law is only as good as its enforcement, and the'Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)'is no exception.' As Senior Research Assistant at Ed Choice, Alli studies school choice, public…...
A Parent's Guide to the Federal Tax Credit for Scholarships
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1233+ words) A new scholarship opportunity is coming for children in every state plus D. C. " but whether families can use it will depend on decisions happening in their states today. The Federal Tax Credit for Scholarships (FTCS), passed by Congress in 2025, is expected…...
Cool Schools: Basilica School of St. Mary's Star of the Sea
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1945+ words) On this episode of'Cool Schools with Mike Mc Shane we talk with Robert Wright, principal of the Basilica School of St. Mary's Star of the Sea in Key West, Florida, about what makes his school unique and the benefits and…...
Is Arizona's ESA Plagued by Unallowable Expenses?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) Determining'how these funds are being spent'is a monumental task, and'the sheer volume of transactions'has'led'different sources'to take'different methods managing the data toward answers. We took a'two-track approach, aiming to provide as rigorous and relevant a study as possible. The second'track'is a…...
State of Choice: March 2026
1+ week, 1+ day ago (285+ words) Mixed News in Statehouses as Legislative Sessions Begin Wrapping Up" There is a formidable effort to increase the"Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship's"enrollment cap from 25, 000 to 40, 000"students"with companion bills SB 2247/HB 2532. SB 2247, already passing several Senate committees, is expected…...
The Importance of Teacher-School Fit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (684+ words) There is no more clich'd trope in movies about education than the iconoclastic teacher working in the terrible school. Edward James Olmos in'Stand and Deliver,'Michelle Pfeiffer in'Dangerous Minds, Robin Williams in'Dead Poets Society, Hillary Swank in'Freedom Writers, the list…...
Ed Choice 30th Anniversary Timeline
1+ week, 3+ day ago (142+ words) Note: Best viewed on a desktop/laptop." For more on our 30th anniversary check out these other blog posts: With over two decades of experience spanning digital marketing, communications, and freelance journalism, Brian serves as a Digital Experience Manager at Ed…...
The Long View: What a Universal ESA Could Mean for Texas
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (606+ words) Education policy debates often focus on short-term questions: How much does a program cost? What happened to test scores this year?" But education is an investment in human capital. The real question is what happens to students over the course…...
Ed Choice at 30: Paul Peterson's Coaching Tree
2+ week, 2+ day ago (839+ words) Ed Choice is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. As part of that celebration, we're looking back on the individuals, research, and books that shaped the school choice movement. I've previously written about Politics, Markets, and America's Schools and the seminal…...
The Idea That Changed American Education
3+ week, 2+ day ago (710+ words) In 1955, Milton Friedman published an essay that quietly disrupted a widespread assumption about American education. In The Role of Government in Education, Friedman drew a distinction: the public's interest in education does not require the government to operate schools. Ensuring…...