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FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington

Politics Apr 29

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on whether public money can go to Catholic charter school

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jan 29

Trump looks to expand school choice programs by repurposing federal funding

Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.

By Collin Binkley, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Politics Nov 06

2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments

Other state measures affected wages, taxes and education, including school choice measures defeated in Kentucky and Nebraska.

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Politics Aug 21

FILE PHOTO: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron delivers a live address to the largely virtual 2020 Republican Nation...
School choice advocacy groups hammer away at Kentucky’s Democratic governor in campaign ads

While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

Politics Jan 29

Set up ahead of vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City
Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming health care for youth

Utah’s Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, both measures that are part of larger nationwide movements.

By Associated Press

Feb 28

Betsy DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The Trump administration renewed its push for school choice with a proposal to provide $5 billion a year in federal tax credits for donations made to groups offering scholarships for private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs.

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Mar 13

Public money for private schools has not led to equity in France

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

France’s system is a cautionary tale of how a country can offer an expansive private school choice system, but still fail to achieve equity.

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Feb 28

Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education?

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world.

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Feb 20

New Zealand is a school choice utopia. But do students perform better?

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report

New Zealand’s history of total school choice offers the U.S. some key lessons.

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Jul 14

Watch 2:39
Why school choice should be about possibility — not partisanship

By PBS News Hour

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