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 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 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 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 2:39 Why school choice should be about possibility — not partisanship By PBS News Hour Continue watching