US EditionNational School Choice Week holds up a mirror to the failure of our current K-12 system
- Today marks School Choice Week, and advocates of school choice promote educational freedom and the broadest array of options for students, parents and teachers in California.
- Last year, California reported 48.8% met English language arts standards and 39.7% met math, down from 51% and 39.7% in 2019, with lower-income, Black and Latino students falling further behind.
- Public charter schools, including distance-learning charters, face scrutiny from local and state school boards but operate with flexibility; alternatives also include private secular and religious schools with specialized programs in arts, sciences, and computing.
- The editorial blames big-spending teachers unions and allied politicians for opposing school choice and demonizing advocates as 'privatizers', urging students, parents and teachers to renew focus despite massive state spending.
- The republication underscores the long-running debate over California's funding and governance debates, with the editorial framing school choice as the cure for what ails the education system.
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AFP-GA Promotes Georgia Promise Scholarship During National School Choice Week
ATLANTA, GA – This week marks National School Choice Week, and Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) is celebrating with postcard parties across the state to promote awareness of the Georgia Promise Scholarship. The program, which was created by a 2024 law, offers eligible students who attend Georgia’s lowest-performing public schools the opportunity to use public funds towards non-public education expenses, such as private school tuition an…
Why Governors Are Opting-In To School Choice At Record Speed
It’s National School Choice Week in America, and the advancement of education freedom is sweeping the country. Governors are opting-in their states to the new federal tax credit scholarship at rapid rates. The scholarship allows taxpayers to contribute up to $1,700 per year to a qualified non-profit scholarship-granting organization and receive a nonrefundable dollar-for-dollar tax credit. Organizations like ACE Scholarships, award scholarships …
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