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American Federation for Children: all families, especially lower-income families, should have the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their child
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Where does the U.S. stand on school choice? Brian Jodice of the American Federation for Children talks about the school choice conversation nationally, vs. what we are seeing happening in Mississippi. @afcpress
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Sen. Dave McCormick and parents groups hope Pennsylvania will opt in to tax credit scholarship program (via @KDKA CBS Pittsburgh) To many parents, the decision between public or private school is almost exclusively based on cost. A new program, signed into federal law this year,
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Checking in on the Arkansas school choice program and itâs looking good for families and students: â
High student retention rates â
Record enrollment with program participation almost tripling between years 1 and 2 â
Expanded eligible uses (including homeschool supports), and
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âThis is in totalâin just eight monthsâis probably the biggest expansion, from a federal standpoint, of giving more and more funding to local entities or to parents to control for their children in K-12 in history,â -@Tommy_USA, CEO of @SchoolChoiceNow More:
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Participation in Arkansasâ school voucher program surges 157% (via @SeanSalai @WashTimes) Patrick Graff (@parthurgraff), the federationâs (@SchoolChoiceNow) director of legislative policy, called the 92-page report from the University of Arkansas âa treasure troveâ of reasons to
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Weâre one step closer to education freedom in Texas! Education Freedom Accounts will be available to 100,000 students during the next school year. It will be the largest school choice launch in the nation. #txlege #txed
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock has announced the program name for the state's school choice program â Texas Education Freedom Accounts. This will mark the largest school choice initiative in the nation, set to begin in the 2026â27 school year.
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On the opportunity to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit: â
Taxpayers would get a $1700 credit for donating to state-based scholarship granting organizations â
Families and students can get access to real educational freedom So, if a Governor or state says no,
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More news out of Texas and the newly created Texas Education Freedom Accounts Program: https://t.co/Fug4OMIt7G âWeâre moving quickly to launch this program, keeping the end goal in sight every step of the way â giving parents the freedom to choose the best educational path for
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We recently introduced you to Bo Bassett, a top wrestling recruit who just committed to Virginia Tech after he graduates from Bishop McCort HS this school year: https://t.co/FXA4MtmClk Here's a great update: https://t.co/Wdpb1VxfiX "In an Interview with the American Federation
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Days after announcing his commitment to Virginia Tech, Bo Bassett shared his excitement to compete in the NCAA faceoffs alongside the wrestlers from his Compound RTC Wrestling center.
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"There are lots of places in the education ecosystem that need improvement.. However, I still believe that CHOICE is the most potent lever we can pull when it comes to doing the most for the greatest number of students... Choice has the potential to be the MOST catalytic." -
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ICYMI: Nebraska becomes the first state to adopt new federal school choice tax credit (via @SeanSalai @WashTimes) âWe applaud all the bold champions in the legislature, Governor Pillen (@TeamPillen @TeamPillen), and most of all, every Nebraska mom and dad who stood up for
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Nebraskaâs decision to opt in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit puts families at the heart of education, and weâre excited to see more states follow their lead soon. https://t.co/hJ6gauUjRY
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"Giving families meaningful options is really impactful. If you have more than one child you know that the same system doesn't always work for all your children.. Options spur innovation." - @shakamitchell, senior fellow at @SchoolChoiceNow on the @peoplepolypork podcast
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Nebraska becomes the first state to adopt new federal school choice tax credit (via @WashTimes) Officials at the American Federation for Children (@SchoolChoiceNow), a school-choice advocacy group, welcomed the governorâs move to help defray those costs. âWe applaud all the
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@FedEx and @UPS didn't put @USPS out of business, they just gave us more meaningful options. I discuss this aspect of #schoolchoice and more with @NewellClark and fellow Tennessean @gregwebb942954 on @peoplepolypork podcast. @schoolchoicenow
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Every state will have school choice soon. Senator @RandPaul nails it here, school choice can be a great equalizer for far too many being left too far behind.
Public schools in poor areas are failing kids. Only 30% are reading at their grade level, and many come from broken families. With school choice, these kids have an opportunity to better their lives and expand their potential. The reality is we have to try something different
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K-12 public education is âin an undeclared state of emergency.â What we are doing is not working. Itâs long past time to return education back to parents where it rightfully belongs. Please read: https://t.co/8ipEUt2E5r
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Commentary: Our kindergarten through high school education system is in an undeclared state of emergency.
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Herald-Dispatch: Tommy Schultz @Tommy_USA: Public school systems are failing our children (via @heralddispatch) "Our K-12 education system is in an undeclared state of emergency. Thatâs the stark assessment from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP, or the
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