Policy & Law

Stay well-informed about the ever-changing landscape of policies and laws that impact choices for students, parents, and educators.

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Bootleggers don’t find religious tolerance convenient or profitable

In 2022 I wrote a piece here at Next Steps declaring myself President of the “Religious Charter Schools Should Be Permitted, Mandatory and Non-existent” club. Every other group under the sun operates charter schools and infuses the curriculum with their point of view, which is fine because charter schools should... READ MORE
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Shall we play a game?
Australian defense economist/YouTube PowerPoint superstar Perun has provided another insightful video which is must-see viewing for anyone seeking to understand politics. US Navy Procurement Disasters – The Littoral Combat Ship...
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Can you get ‘enough’ school variety?
Last week I had an opportunity to speak in Boise, Idaho, on school choice and the Arizona experience. In an interview on NPR, I addressed claims by choice opponents that...
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Five faces of 500,000: These Florida families took control of their children’s educational destiny
As the movement for education options gains momentum across the country, there remains a clear national leader: Florida.  This school year, the Sunshine State’s education savings account programs are larger...
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ESA opponents endorse Anarcho-Capitalism in surprise move
When I was in graduate school, one of my fellow students described the movie Sudden Death to me. Something about terrorists, the vice president, a professional hockey game and Jean-Claude...
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The third era of public education
Public education in the United States is transitioning from its second to third paradigm. Paradigm shifts in public education occur when larger societal changes force public education to change to...
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Palmetto state parents fight to regain power to send their kids to private schools
Two South Carolina parents are fighting to reclaim the power to direct their children’s education after a state Supreme Court ruling ripped it away only weeks into the new school...
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Commentary: Educational Choice for Children Act should be GOP’s top priority
By Shaka Mitchell After this month’s election, which has resulted in a surprising Republican trifecta, the first action GOP lawmakers should take is to pass and sign the Educational Choice...
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Rising parent demand stretches Florida’s Personalized Education Program to its limit for 2024-25
Florida’s scholarship program for K-12 students who don’t attend school full-time has turned on the “no vacancy” sign. The Personalized Education Program operates as an education savings account that allocates...
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Despite setbacks at the ballot box, young education choice alum vows to continue the fight for parent-directed education
Jayleesha Cooper sat in her apartment at the University of Chicago and watched with hope as the election results rolled in.   The college senior from Omaha had marked her mail-in...
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Election 2024: ‘Everything sad comes untrue’
Today is election day in America. In the immortal words of C3PO “Thank the Maker!” I do not know about the rest of you, but I am well past my...
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