Latest School choice Stories

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Federation for Children today announced a statewide radio campaign designed to educate the public on the need for bipartisan support to bring expanded educational options to Tennessee families. The campaign, which begins today in the Knoxville and Chattanooga markets, will talk about the need for families, especially children in low-income families, to have access to additional educational options. Legislation...

Single-year enrollment growth is largest in American history WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 245,000 children are participating in publicly funded private school choice programs across the nation, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2012-13--the annual award-winning publication offering the most comprehensive data on the nation's 32 private school choice programs--released today by the Alliance for School Choice. Download the Yearbook at...

Most states only making satisfactory progress. Strong laws in 13 states. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With fewer than half of the U.S.'s state charter school laws earning a satisfactory grade, policymakers this year are faced with enormous challenges. The success of these new public schools is unparalleled, with more than 2 million students today attending in excess of 6,000 public charter schools. Yet, with fewer than half of the states able to meet the...

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than half of North Carolina voters support policies that would increase student access to private and charter schools, according to a new poll released by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and Civitas Institute. The "North Carolina K-12 & School Choice Survey" found 65 percent of voters support charter schools and tax-credit scholarships for private schools; 15 percent opposed charter schools and 23...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 60 percent of Tennessee voters support school vouchers, or opportunity scholarships, according to a survey released today by the Beacon Center of Tennessee and Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. This comes as a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam meets next week to analyze how such an initiative fits into Tennessee's overall education agenda. The Beacon/Friedman poll found voucher support was highest among...

PHOENIX, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A majority of Arizona voters favor private school choice measures of all kinds, including scholarship tax credits, education savings accounts, and special needs scholarships, according to a survey released yesterday by the American Federation for Children (AFC)--the nation's voice for school choice--and the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO). Favorability was strongest among Arizona respondents on the...

School choice programs tailored for children with special needs offer educational options to families in eight states WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 30,000 students with special needs are participating in 10 publicly funded private school choice programs designed for children with special needs in eight states, according The Promise of Special Needs Scholarships, released today by the Alliance for School Choice. The Promise of Special Needs...

BATON ROUGE, La., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixty percent of Louisiana voters support an expansion of the state's school voucher program, with support as high as 67 percent in some New Orleans area parishes, according to a new poll released Monday by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. The statewide poll, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation, found that 63 percent of Bayou state voters support school vouchers...

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public schools throughout the country are not harmed by school choice programs as most of their costs are flexible and can change with student enrollment, according to a new report issued by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. The report entitled "The Fiscal Effects of School Choice Programs on Public School Districts," found that 36 percent of public school expenses are "fixed" costs while 64 percent are...

Superior Court upholds constitutionality of program for children with special needs PHOENIX, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Maricopa County Superior Court judge last week rejected a lawsuit challenging Arizona's landmark Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program, the first-of-its-kind private school choice program that benefits special needs children. The American Federation for Children--the nation's voice for school choice--praised the ruling as a victory for...