Scholarship Implementation

Learn about the practical implementation of education scholarships and their real-world effects on students, families, and communities.

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What American military aviation strategy might teach the ESA movement

  Recently I watched a presentation about the United States military. We face a very real if under-discussed possibility of an attack by China on American forces as a part of an invasion of Taiwan. If you take any stock in what China says and even more importantly what it... READ MORE
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Public education is transitioning from its second to third paradigm
Public education is in the early stages of transitioning from its second to third paradigm. In his 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn described an organization’s paradigm...
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Jewish schools in Florida are growing so fast, they’re running out of room; here’s one example
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Thirteen years ago, Katy Horowitz and her family moved from London to Miami, where she promptly secured a job at a charter school. But when the...
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Where Florida leads…
Years ago, I was getting what remained of my hair cut in Prescott, Arizona. My barber was telling me about the old days in Arizona, and that he had grown...
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Polly Williams’ and Milton Friedman’s approaches to education choice are merging
Milton Friedman first proposed giving families control of their children’s public education dollars in his 1955 essay “The Role of Government in Education.” Friedman argued that the best way to...
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Nearly half a million students awarded Florida education choice scholarships
Nearly half a million Florida students have been awarded scholarships that will allow them to direct public education funding to providers of their choice next school year. Step Up For...
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Low-income students benefit when states give all students access to ESAs
While affluent students do benefit from access to ESAs, low-income students also benefit from universal access in ways that many critics and some education choice supporters do not understand.
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In education, this is where the energy is
For the first time last week, I flew home from an education conference with a feeling that recalled Hunter S. Thompson’s wistful remembrance of San Francisco in the mid-’60s. You...
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Florida No. 1 in parent-directed public education funding
Florida is now the No. 1 state in the nation for parent-directed public education funding, according to data compiled by EdChoice. During the 2023-24 school year, the Sunshine State carried...
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Go GATOR: Louisiana poised to become 19th state with parent-directed public education funding
Legislation creating a new universal scholarship program awaits a supportive governor's signature.
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Florida expands scholarship program for fully customized education
What’s known as the Personalized Education Program provides voucher funds to students who are not enrolled full-time at public or private schools. The program was established through a 2023 law (HB 1) that massively expanded the state’s voucher programs.
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