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07/07/23 | reimaginED staff
Pennsylvania’s bipartisan school choice push hits snag
A push by a Democratic governor and a closely divided General Assembly to expand private school choice in Pennsylvania stalled this week. But some hope remains for bipartisan expansion of...
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07/05/23 | reimaginED staff
Educational choice is no longer an experiment in Florida
A new law that took effect July 1 expands Florida’s educational choice scholarships. A new opinion column in the Tampa Bay Times argues this is not a new experiment. The...
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05/10/23 | reimaginED staff
Bipartisan federal legislation will assist growth of new charter schools, expand existing schools
Two U.S. senators, one Republican and one Democrat, on Tuesday introduced the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, ensuring access to public property and providing federal grants to states for...
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05/03/23 | reimaginED staff
A parent’s story: Oklahoma scholarship program helped my child see how special she is
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Oklahoma mother Kelli Bruemmer was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. From a very young age, our daughter, Maevyn,...
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04/25/23 | reimaginED staff
Two Florida school district educators among Magnet Schools of Excellence awards recipients
Magnet Schools of America, a national nonprofit education association that represents more than 4,340 magnet schools serving nearly 3.5 million students across 46 states and the District of Columbia, named...
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04/19/23 | reimaginED staff
Number of students participating in Florida scholarship programs continues to rise
The number of Florida students participating in income-based scholarship programs served by Step Up For Students over the past 12 years has grown dramatically, from 34,561 in 2010-11, to 162,518...
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03/27/23 | reimaginED staff
American Federation for Children applauds Florida for vote to expand school choice to all families
The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, applauds the Florida Legislature for extending eligibility for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to all Florida families and converting...
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03/17/23 | reimaginED staff
Word for word: What parents want Florida legislators to know this session
Editor’s note: Among those who came prepared Thursday to speak to Florida lawmakers in favor of legislation that would make education choice more flexible for families were two parents whose...
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03/16/23 | reimaginED staff
A parent’s story: Private Jesuit school allowed my son to shine
Editor’s note: This first-person essay from Nebraska mother LeDonna Griffin was adapted from the American Federation for Children’s Voices for Choice website. As a public school educator and administrator for more...
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03/06/23 | reimaginED staff
Chatbot tutors, teacher pay, book bans and more
Legislation: Universal school choice is a top priority of House Speaker Paul Renner and Rep. Ralph Mussullo, chair of the House Education and Employment Committee, supports multiple education bills, including...
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03/03/23 | reimaginED staff
Robotics competitions, book bans and mask mandates
Broward: Broward County Public Schools inadvertently replaced old sex education curriculum with a new curriculum that had not yet been approved by the school board as required by law. Sun...
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03/02/23 | reimaginED staff
Book bans and bad math
School libraries: HB 1467, signed into law last year, requires school districts to catalog every book in school libraries and establish a review process for parental complaints. “Every district is...
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03/01/23 | reimaginED staff
Support for education savings accounts high in Buckeye State
A new poll of Ohio voters sponsored by education choice advocacy group Yes. Every Kid. shows support for education savings accounts by a nearly five-to-one margin. Close to two-thirds of...
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03/01/23 | reimaginED staff
New charter school name, effects of pandemic linger on with students and more
Legislature: WFSU takes a look at the top issues the Florida legislature will be tackling in 2023. School vouchers come out on top of the list. WFSU. Flagler: A Florida...
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02/07/23 | reimaginED staff
Latest national poll: School choice gives better educational opportunities
A new online survey of 1,000 registered voters reveals that 51% of respondents think school choice programs provide better educational opportunities for students. According to the Scott Rasmussen survey, conducted...
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01/17/23 | reimaginED staff
The Iowa debate over school choice
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in her “Condition of the State” address proposed the creation of education savings accounts for every student in Iowa. Her mantra: “We either give every child...
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