{"id":2017795,"date":"2023-08-31T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-back-to-school-season-celebrate-the-boom-of-educational-choice\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T07:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:42:11","slug":"this-back-to-school-season-celebrate-the-boom-of-educational-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-back-to-school-season-celebrate-the-boom-of-educational-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the educational choice boom this Back-To-School season."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-back-to-school-season-celebrate-the-boom-of-educational-choice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017795&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>2023: The Year of School Choice<\/h2>\n<p>With school starting just this week \u2064for so many schools across the \u200dcountry, more students than ever will be in charter, private, \u200cor\u200d homeschool\u2064 classrooms rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-education-lesson-from-covid-lockdowns-school-choice-is-imperative-for-every-child\/\" title=\"The Education Lesson from COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child\">traditional public schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re \u2064only halfway through 2023, and it has already proven to be the year of school choice. This year, legislation prioritizing educational \u2063freedom \u200chas won in states across the\u2064 nation like never before.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The onset of the\u2062 ill-founded pandemic lockdowns in\u200d our education\u2064 system revealed some of\u2063 its major problems, chief among them being leftist \u2062curriculum and policies that \u2064keep children in schools where test scores prove they aren\u2019t successful. A combination of an inside look into students\u2019 curriculum and the learning loss that came\u2063 with\u200c their being exiled from classrooms \u200bfinally ignited the \u2063school choice revolution\u2064 our nation is seeing this year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although 2021 saw \u200ban increased interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-are-we-going-to-tell-parents-watch-democratic-state-senator-break-from-party-confront-colleagues-over-school-choice\/\" title=\"\u2018What Are We Going To Tell Parents?\u2019: Watch Democratic State Senator Break From Party, Confront Colleagues Over School Choice\">school choice legislation<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/patrickgleason\/2021\/08\/04\/children-in-18-states-will-have-more-education-options-thanks-to-2021-reforms\/?sh=7280478e26a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 states enacting more than 15 pieces of\u2063 legislation expanding school choice<\/a>, momentum has only increased since then. \u200dSeveral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-back-to-school-season-celebrate-the-boom-of-educational-choice\/\" title=\"Celebrate the educational choice boom this Back-To-School season.\">states passed sweeping school choice measures<\/a> during the\u2062 past six months \u2014 all of which championed education policies that place \u2064students first and\u2064 grant them the freedom\u200b to choose the schools that best fit their learning needs.<\/p>\n<p>In the height of the pandemic years from 2020 to 2022, nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationnext.org\/parental-anxieties-over-student-learning-dissipate-as-schools-relax-anti-covid-measures-2022-education-next-survey-public-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2 million students left<\/a> traditional \u2063public schools to pursue alternative schooling. In\u200b less than two years, the number of states with \u2064universal Education Savings Accounts programs has increased from zero \u2064to eight.\u200c In just 20 years, the \u200bnumber of students attending charter schools has <a href=\"https:\/\/data.publiccharters.org\/digest\/charter-school-data-digest\/how-many-charter-schools-and-students-are-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jumped from 1\u2064 percent to 7.5\u2064 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The clear success of these existing programs has fueled the drive for more states to establish school choice options of their\u2064 own \u200cfor the\u200b first \u2063time, casting out the one-size-fits-all education model that fails so many \u2063students.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For parents alarmed by their children\u2019s dropping test scores\u200b over the last\u2062 three years, including 30-year\u200c lows in math and reading, school\u2063 choice can \u200dbe the answer. The positive relationship between National Assessment of Education Achievement (NAEP) test scores and the degree of school choice in a given\u2063 state serves\u2063 as \u200cevidence. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/policy-politics\/charter-schools-now-outperform-traditional-public-schools-sweeping-study-finds\/2023\/06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> finds that \u2063charter\u200c school effectiveness has been increasing over time as successful charter \u200cschools expand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This year now stands out \u2064as the most historic year for school choice progress in our nation\u2019s\u2064 history. In 2023 alone, legislators have \u200dintroduced <a href=\"https:\/\/americafirstpolicy.com\/latest\/afpi-leads-the-charge-in-most-historic-year-for-school-choice-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">137\u2064 bills advancing school \u2064choice in 42 \u2063states<\/a>.\u2064 Some of the biggest legislative highlights \u200dthis year include Arkansas\u2019 comprehensive L.E.A.R.N.S. Act, Florida\u2019s law\u2062 expanding school choice vouchers to all\u200d students, \u2064Utah\u2019s law allowing \u200bparents to choose the best school for their \u2063children, and Iowa\u2019s school\u200c choice law that stands among the most comprehensive in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The America First Policy Institute\u2019s Center for Education Opportunity has\u200b supported many of these efforts \u200cby educating \u2063legislators about the importance of school choice and\u2062 providing expert testimony.<\/p>\n<p>In Arkansas, \u2064our efforts\u2062 made a \u200bdifference, and the L.E.A.R.NS. Act ensures Arkansas parents will have the right to choose which type of school is \u2063best suited for their child. It prioritizes access to \u200ceffective teachers, the increase of record-low test scores, \u2062and the use of federal and\u200d state funds to expand quality childhood education.<\/p>\n<p>Another major early win was Arizona\u2019s passage of the\u200c first-ever universal school choice \u200bbill in the U.S. in 2022. The law allows \u2063any child to opt\u200c out of public school and\u200c access up to $6,500 to spend on private schools, charter schools, or homeschooling.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa\u2019s law is also a model \u200cfor school\u2063 choice this year. As \u200bthe Iowa \u2063legislative \u200csession began, AFPI doubled its effort to ensure a victory for school choice in Iowa. Iowa\u2019s \u2063legislation is \u2062even more expansive than Arizona\u2019s, allowing parents of children in grades K-12 to receive \u2062funding for school-related \u2064needs such as \u200dprivate tuition, scholarships worth $7,598 per student\u200d in the first year, school supplies, or a tutor.<\/p>\n<p>As of\u2064 the start of the \u200b2023 school year, \u206432\u200b states have\u200c school choice. <a href=\"https:\/\/americafirstpolicy.com\/latest\/afpi-leads-the-charge-in-most-historic-year-for-school-choice-progress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eleven of \u2062those \u200dstates have Education Savings Accounts<\/a> (ESAs) that give families access to \u2062public\u200c per-pupil funds\u2063 to cover tuition costs,\u200b homeschool supply fees, technology, curriculum \u2064materials,\u2062 and even \u200ctutoring services. Additionally, 15 states \u200cand Washington, D.C., offer voucher\u2062 programs \u2062that often benefit students from\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-to-give-10-billion-to-schools-for-covid-testing\/\" title=\"Biden Administration To Give  Billion To Schools For COVID Testing\">low-income backgrounds<\/a> and provide opportunities to receive state-funded scholarships\u200c or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-sen-bill-cassidy-this-admin-is-betraying-the-most-vulnerable-children-in-the-country\/\" title=\"La. Sen. Bill Cassidy: This admin. is betraying the most vulnerable children in the country\">attend private school<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Texas and Georgia have not yet made the same strides as other \u200cstates, but they have comprehensive school choice legislation on the docket for this fall.<\/p>\n<p>At\u2062 the federal\u200d level, the Educational \u200dChoice\u200b for Children Act, which is currently\u2063 being\u2062 considered \u2064in\u200b Congress,\u200d would expand private school choice to \u2063all 50 states. The America First Policy Institute will continue educating Americans about the importance of expanding educational freedom and capitalizing on this newfound strength \u200cwithin today\u2019s roaring school choice revolution.<\/p>\n<p>A child\u2019s education should not be determined by his parents\u2019 income or zip code. It\u2019s\u2063 time \u200dto unlock the promise that a great education provides by allowing parents and \u2063students to choose the school that best fits their educational needs and\u2063 interests.<\/p>\n<p>More \u2064than ever before, this year state \u2062leaders\u200c were able to reform the education system and reignite excellence.\u200b 2023 was the year of school choice, and the movement is only just beginning.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the new school year commencing, numerous schools nationwide witness a surge in students opting for charter, private, or homeschooling over conventional public education. In 2023, the trend of school choice gains momentum, as legislation emphasizing educational freedom triumphs, marking this year as a pivotal one in the realm of education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2372,"featured_media":2017796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2017795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2017795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2017796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}