EducationNews
More than 2,000 military veterans, spouses, and other family members have signed a letter in support of a bill creating federally funded education savings accounts… Read More
EducationCommentary
I’m a military brat, along with my five siblings. My dad was a pilot in the Air Force, and being part of a shared community… Read More
EducationCommentary
As a third-generation Army wife and the mother of four school-age children, I am immensely grateful that my family has had the privilege of living… Read More
EducationCommentary
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., introduced a proposal on Monday that would create well-deserved educational opportunities for military families. The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families… Read More
EducationCommentary
All across America, military families are making personal sacrifices to keep our country safe. As a veteran who served overseas and away from my family,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Kathleen Jones and her family were “trying to figure out the next chapter in their lives.” Her husband spent 28 years in the military, so… Read More
EducationNews
The spouse of a retired Air Force colonel says a bill creating federally funded savings accounts for military families would provide more school choices and… Read More
EducationNews
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is calling on Americans to embrace a vision of “education freedom” that empowers students and parents with a “multitude of pathways”… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the months following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September, Puerto Rico has struggled to find its footing and rebuild. Unfortunately, dysfunction was already… Read More
EducationCommentary
The right to choose where your kids attend school should be common sense. But for too long, it’s something too many parents have been denied… Read More
EducationCommentary
As New Hampshire hunkers down for another brutal January, lawmakers are giving families something to look forward to once the snow melts: namely, more opportunities…. Read More
EducationNews
The Senate passed an amendment from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Friday to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would allow 529 college savings plans… Read More
EducationCommentary
Two years ago, Christmas came early for Kofi Minor and her daughter, Elisa Thomas. “She was struggling in school,” says Minor, a resident of the… Read More
EducationNews
GREENWOOD, Mississippi—Thomas McMillin Howard, known as “T. Mac,” describes Greenwood, Mississippi as a “backwards place.” And sadly, most people who’ve visited would agree. Separated by… Read More
EducationNews
Men and women of the armed forces worry about their children’s education while deployed overseas, says Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Congress can do something… Read More
EducationCommentary
The GOP tax plan, released Thursday, would take the long-overdue step of allowing parents to use elementary and secondary education expenses under 529 savings plans. This… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Imagine you are Jeanne Allen—who joined me recently on “Common Ground”—and you’re a longtime educational reformer, and you’ve coined this phrase, “backpacks full of cash.”… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last year, 822 public school employees sat idle in “rubber rooms” in New York City. Well, perhaps not entirely idle. Some played Scrabble, others slept…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Education savings accounts are a new, groundbreaking effort to provide more educational opportunities to students throughout the country. These are private savings accounts that parents… Read More
EducationCommentary
Sarah Greenbank didn’t think she would be able to send her daughter, Ashlee, to anything but an Arizona public school. She didn’t think a private… Read More
EducationCommentary
Time heals all wounds—except, it seems, in the research world. Opponents of parental choice in education, like publicly funded K-12 scholarships and vouchers, are not… Read More
EducationCommentary
This week, the nation’s highest court made two decisions that could profoundly affect the future of educational freedom in the United States. On Monday, the… Read More
EducationCommentary
This week, a dispute over playground surfaces in Missouri made its way to the Supreme Court. At question was the constitutionality of a provision in… Read More
EducationCommentary
In recent years, states have significantly increased the availability of private school choice options. Since 2011, nearly a dozen states have enacted new tax credit… Read More
EducationCommentary
The evidence in favor of the positive benefits of school choice grew considerably stronger this month with the release of a new methodologically rigorous evaluation… Read More
EducationCommentary
Last week, Arizona leaped to the front of the education choice pack. Already a leader in school choice, being the first state to create education… Read More
EducationNews
A House committee voted Friday to continue a school voucher program for poor children in the District of Columbia, signaling Republicans’ intent to follow through… Read More
EducationCommentary
Editor’s note: Today your letters include thoughtful responses to a commentary by school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford and to a Daily Signal supporter’s appeal about… Read More
EducationNews
Vice President Mike Pence stressed to a group of college administrators that the Trump administration is committed to greater education choice for elementary and high… Read More
EducationNews
Sen. Cory Booker, who has been an outspoken critic of Betsy DeVos, once spoke at an event organized by a school choice group she led…. Read More
