Education Freedom: A Victory for Tennessee Families
February 6, 2025
Tennessee families now have the power to choose the best education for their children—thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump and Governor Bill Lee. President Trump has called school choice "the civil rights of all time in this country," and Governor Lee has made it a reality in Tennessee. Now, every child has the opportunity to succeed. With options like public, private, charter, and homeschooling, parents can choose what works best for their child. This is more than a policy change—it’s a future of opportunity for Tennessee’s students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e4TPQCSQ5I Thank you, President Trump and Governor Lee, for making education freedom a reality.
Hulse: In Florida, Utah, Arizona, Using ESAs to Buy Individual Classes at Local Schools
November 7, 2024
Craig Hulse, executive director, recently published an op-ed in The 74 highlighting how district schools in three states are partnering with ESA families, with more districts to come. As culture changes, so do institutions. At the heart of every education policy is a simple goal: How to best serve children. New and exciting examples of this are emerging in states that embrace bold student-centered reform, including Arizona, Utah and Florida. Each of these states offers students access to education savings accounts, which give families education dollars so they can customize and personalize children’s learning experiences, from school tuition and tutoring…
No More Lines: Opening Public Schools to All Families by 2030
May 9, 2024
Today, students are assigned to public schools based on where they live – and this practice separates children from the education that is best for them. A new report from yes. every kid., authored by Halli Faulkner, senior legislative drafter, outlines principles and policies that states can implement to empower families to choose the school that works for their children, free of archaic and exclusionary boundary lines. The report also includes a 50-state scan of barriers to equal public school access. The report includes a 50-state scan of policies to create open educational access for families. Many school district boundaries…
