Empowering Every Kid: 2024’s Path to Transforming Education
September 17, 2024
2023 saw historic progress in education freedom, and 2024 kept the momentum going. Several states passed transformative policies, empowering families and students nationwide. These changes are popular – as demonstrated by family demand and broad support from elected officials. Key Wins: New ESA Programs: Alabama & Louisiana both passed programs that are on the path to ensuring every family in their state has access to full educational freedom. Program Expansion: Missouri and West Virginia both saw significant program expansion, West Virginia expanding the Hope Scholarship to all school-aged children starting in 2026. More States Champion No More Lines: Over 700,000…
Faulkner shares No More Lines vision on WBAL Radio
May 28, 2024
Halli Faulkner, senior legislative drafter, recently joined the Angelette Aviles Show on WBAL Radio to discuss her latest publication, No More Lines: Opening Public Schools to All Families by 2030. The conversation touched on the relevance of the issue of equal access to public schools given the recent 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Faulkner noted that since many public school district boundaries mirror historic redlining maps from the 1930s, children across the country are kept out of a school that would better meet their needs simply because of their family's address.…
WSJ OP-ED: Rural Republicans Shouldn’t Fear School Choice
March 6, 2024
Read the full op-ed on WSJ.com Republicans around the country have made great strides on education freedom in recent years. But in some states—especially Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama—rural Republican politicians have been an obstacle to progress.They’re worried about the politics and the practicality of school choice, but I’m here to tell them they have nothing to worry about and everything to gain.... Fourteen years after I ran for office, I’m more convinced than ever that school choice is the right policy for rural communities. In fact, I now believe school choice is an antidote to rural decline.In the era of…
