K-12 Education How Congress can expand parental choice in education Federal education program reforms and tax law changes could give American students a better opportunities to learn.
Education Savings Accounts Education savings accounts will provide a lifeline for Texas’s at-risk students With half of Texas’s disadvantaged elementary students struggling to read, parents deserve an opportunity to give their children high-quality education
K-12 Education What if parents knew how public schools are performing? Congress is right to investigate why some states don’t comply with a federal law requiring school transparency.
K-12 Education Education Savings Accounts are a key equalizer of opportunity in education Equalizing school funding levels, by itself, has not closed the achievement gap. ESAs can drive a new era of innovation.
Education Savings Accounts Education Savings Accounts Bill Passes the Utah House The Beehive State may overcome union opposition to join Arizona, West Virginia, and Iowa in enacting landmark K-12 reform.
K-12 Education Arizona’s landmark ESA law will dramatically expand educational opportunity Giving parents direct control of their children's share of K-12 public school funding will ensure that every student has a high-quality education.
K-12 Education Give children funds for tutoring to recover learning loss States and public schools have billions of unused dollars to help students get back on track.
K-12 Education How 529 education savings accounts can reduce inequality Research shows that 529 plans increase parental savings, childrens’ assets, mothers’ mental health, and kids’ social and emotional development.
K-12 Education A new bill to expand K-12 opportunities for disadvantaged children The CHOICE Act from Sens. Mike Lee & Tommy Tuberville would help low-income parents use federal education funding to purchase high-quality learning options for their children.
K-12 Education Why closing the enrichment gap must be a priority to promote equal opportunity What can policymakers do to close the education enrichment gap? One promising option is to fund and expand children’s savings account programs to give children from lower-income households more direct control of education resources. Children’s savings account programs have shown great promise.
K-12 Education Education savings accounts are expanding equal opportunity Following the pandemic, federal and state policymakers have a responsibility to ensure that every child in the United States can recover from pandemic related learning losses. States like West Virginia that are establishing new parental choice programs are getting a head start.
COVID-19 A record number of American families are now homeschooling 11% of American children are now homeschooled. Before the pandemic, just 3.3% of kids were. As schools begin to reopen, policymakers should pursue reforms to give more families the freedom to choose the best learning environment for their children.