The Defender: School Choice: A Force That Can’t be Stopped

THE EMPOWERMENT ZONE

Ginny Gentles, director of IWF’s Education Freedom Center, testified before the House Oversight Committee, Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, in a hearing titled “America’s Report Card: Oversight of K-12 Public Education.” She emphasized the pernicious influence of teachers unions, the nation’s alarming learning loss and chronic absenteeism crisis, and the K-12 education system’s irresponsible use of $190 billion in federal emergency education (ESSER) funds. She also discussed the good news: School choice improves educational opportunities and outcomes for students and educators.

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The Education Freedom Center (EFC) honored Congresswoman Virginia Foxx with the inaugural Students Over Systems Award for her commitment to advancing education freedom, exposing teachers unions, and prioritizing academics over activism.

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THE WHITEBOARD

Arizona Gov. Hobbs Seeks To Bury Education Freedom in Bureaucracy
For Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, ensuring high-quality education for the children of Arizona is not the priority. Paying dividends to the teachers unions who got her elected is.

Parental Pursuit of School Choice Is Skyrocketing
A recent parent survey revealed that 72% of parents “considered new schools for their children last year–a 35% increase over 2022.”

School Choice Can Be Your Hall Pass out of Increasingly Violent Classrooms
A good school, the kind of school parents seek out for their kids when they have school choice, is one that not only excels academically but maintains high standards of behavior.

Demand for School Choice Will Continue To Rise
Chicago Public Schools has suffered 11 straight years of enrollment decline and lost more than 10% of its enrollment in the past four years alone.

Let Voters Determine School Choice Not the Government. Put an Amendment on the Ballot.
In Kentucky, a constitutional amendment that would open up educational freedom opportunities won’t just change the state constitution; it will change lives.

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Many education freedom program’s application portals are currently open or will open soon. For example, Indiana’s Education Scholarship Account Program for students with disabilities will start accepting applications for the 2024-25 school year on March 1, 2024. With the EdChoice’s School Choice in America Dashboard, you can find out what scholarship and Education Savings Accounts (ESA) programs are available in your state.

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