Seventy-four percent of school board members who responded to a survey conducted by the Alabama Policy Institute oppose school choice. This is in stark contrast to the overwhelming number of Alabamians, 80%, who desire state-wide school choice expan ...
School choice for every family, regardless of income, zip code or social status, has become reality in Arizona. This week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) celebrated with parents, students and teachers at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School his sign ...
"This is the day that will go down in the annals of Florida history as the day we abandoned the public schools and the day that we abandoned, more importantly, our children." -Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (March 25, 1999)In 1999, opponents p ...
Starting Monday, Tennessee residents will pay 4% less for groceries thanks to a month-long grocery tax holiday approved by the state’s legislature in April. Through Aug. 31, Tennessee is suspending its sales tax on food and food items in an effort ...
Starting this upcoming school year, families in Tennessee can enroll in a school choice program that allows eligible students to use taxpayer dollars to attend private schools. On Wednesday, a Tennessee court lifted its injunction against the Educati ...
The head of a conservative think tank that seeks to expand school choice has won the runoff race for the Republican nominee for State Superintendent in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Ellen Weaver, President and CEO of the Palmetto Promise Institute, eas ...
A school choice measure that would allow all 1.1 million Arizona students to use state-funded education savings accounts passed in the state's House of Representatives this week. The bill, HB2853, expands the state’s current education savings accoun ...
When Alabama enacted its Charter School Law in 2015, did state legislators expect there to be only seven active charter schools statewide seven years later? In 2015, SB45, more commonly known as the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, ...
Monday morning, API’s Director of Policy Analysis joined Archangel Radio’s LA Catholic Morning to offer an update on school choice bills moving (or not moving) in the Alabama legislature.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JhC1VuXGHkM
For over 18 months now, we’ve watched as states around the country have increased school choice for their residents. From West Virginia and New Hampshire's brand new and wide-open school choice programs to expanded programs in Florida, South Dakota, ...
