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redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Wisconsin, ESAs in Arizona, tax credits in South Carolina & more

Illinois: Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign into law a bill that sets aside 33 percent of the enrollment at charter...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Charters in Texas, dual enrollment in Arizona, school choice in Arkansas & more

North Carolina: The private school voucher bill continues to raise questions as it moves through the Legislature (Winston-Salem Journal). Texas:...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Charter schools in Penn., Catholic schools in Washington, tax credit scholarships in Ohio & more

Washington, D.C.: District Mayor Vincent Gray plans to allow charter schools and community organizations to lease 16 public school buildings, some of which were...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Charter schools in Texas, voucher funding in Louisiana, school choice in South Carolina & more

Texas: House lawmakers approve a plan to expand charter schools statewide (Associated Press). Pennsylvania: The state's director of open records says ...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Louisiana, charters in New Mexico, virtual ed in Virginia & more

Louisiana: Supreme Court rules that the funding method for the state's expanded voucher program is unconstitutional (The Advocate). Gov. Bobby Jindal calls the ruling...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Parent trigger in Florida, vouchers in Louisiana and Wisconsin, charter schools in D.C. and more

Florida: Parent trigger fails again in the Senate with a 20-20 vote (Orlando Sentinel). Insiders say Gov. Rick Scott influenced...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: North Carolina's voucher bill, Tennessee's virtual ed cap, Mississippi's charters & more

Texas: The State Board of Education votes to urge lawmakers to reject school vouchers - or any other mechanisms that reduce funding...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: vouchers in Indiana, home-schooling in Texas, anti-Muslim sentiment in Tennessee & more

Indiana: The state supreme court rules vouchers constitutional (Indianapolis Star). The decision could set a precedent for other states with...

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redefinED roundup: Parent trigger in Georgia, vouchers in Tennessee, tax credit scholarships in Idaho & more

Texas: Sen. Dan Patrick's school choice bill makes an ambitious attempt to expand charter schools, lifting the statewide cap on the...

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redefinED roundup: Tax credit scholarships in Alabama, vouchers in Tennessee, charters in Florida & more

Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley signs the tax credit scholarship bill into law after the Alabama Supreme Court lifts a restraining order...

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