Tag: American Federation for Children
Fight for future of Nebraska school choice moves to 2024 ballot
The big story: Opponents of Nebraska’s first K-12 school choice scholarship program that would allow the state’s neediest families access to the school that best fits their child’s needs say they have collected 117,000 petition signatures, enough to put the measure on the 2024 ballot. Yes, but: Despite claims of... READ MOREA new generation of activists takes to the front lines of the school choice movement
Sherlean Roberts felt a surge of adrenaline as she noticed...
READ MORESchool choice changed our lives
Editor’s note: This commentary from Jayleesha Cooper and Brandon Villanueva...
READ MOREArizona governor’s plan to undo nation’s largest school choice program will harm students, advocates say
Editor’s note: This article appeared Monday on dailycaller.com. Newly-elected Democratic...
READ MOREEducation choice groups across the country look to students to ramp up advocacy efforts
Isabella Paez has always embraced advocacy. The whip-smart Florida 15-year-old...
READ MOREWord for Word: Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks education freedom, the effect of pandemic and what’s in her upcoming book
Editor’s note: Former U.S. Secretary of Education and longtime education...
READ MOREBlack Minds Matter founder featured once again on Ricochet
Denisha Merriweather, director of public relations and content marketing at...
READ MOREBill Oberndorf: ‘This is the civil-rights issue of our time’
Editor’s note: This article, an edited excerpt from an Education...
READ MOREPoll shows families support DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
Sixty-six percent of voters support reauthorization of one of the...
READ MORENew national poll shows support for education choice continues to grow
Support for school choice has increased since April 2020 by...
READ MOREpodcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill interviews co-authors of paper that explores Black education choice boom in Florida
On this episode, Tuthill speaks with Denisha Merriweather, founder of...
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