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A summer spent watching the rise of AI, tragic school shootings, and bumpy national politics hasn’t engendered confidence in the hearts of America’s teachers. A September 2025 survey conducted by… More than half of parents say they would choose a school type other than a traditional public district school if given the option, highlighting a continued and substantial disconnect between… At a time when political polarization dominates nearly every policy debate, educational choice stands out as a surprising area of consensus. Polling consistently shows support for school choice policies —… American Experiment Update: Center events, initiatives, and policy work Summer tour American Experiment’s summer tour returned this year in June and July.

The “Minnesota DOGE: Cut the waste, save the… The potential fiscal impacts of educational choice programs on public schools is a main concern of choice policy critics. When a student leaves a public school via a choice program,… Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert C. Enlow, president and CEO of EdChoice, about the expansion of school choice and the... Susan Pendergrass speaks with Marty Lueken, director of EdChoice’s Fiscal Research and Education Center, about the 2025 Fiscal Fact Book....

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, about how a new federal scholarship... On April 30, 2025, the Show-Me Institute hosted a webinar featuring EdChoice experts Ben Scafidi and Colyn Ritter, who presented... Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ben Scafidi, professor of economics and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University.... We publish reports on the state and national level, including original empirical research, surveys, public polls, syntheses and more. To learn more about what we do, visit our Research page, or our Fiscal Research and Education Center. Formerly the EdChoice Study Guide, this publication distills more than 200 empirical studies on the outcomes of school choice programs, including their academic effects, fiscal impacts, and influence on civic values, parental satisfaction, and...

Categorized and cited for transparency, these findings help separate fact from fiction, providing a research-driven foundation for evaluating policy effectiveness. It was a landmark year for education choice overall, and an especially pivotal one as programs with universal access gained unprecedented momentum. Of the eight states–Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming–that created or expanded choice programs in 2025, six now offer programs with universal eligibility, meaning any student may apply to... New Hampshire took it a step further by securing true universal education choice. In the first half of the year, EdChoice tracked 89 bills in 36 states relating to education savings accounts (ESAs), vouchers, refundable tax credits, tax-credit ESAs, and tax-credit scholarships. A majority (71%) related to ESAs.

A Fifth State Realizes True Universal Education Freedom and Choice With Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s signature in June, true universal education freedom and choice, that guarantees universal eligibility, usage, and funding, became the law of the land in New Hampshire. The legislation, SB 295, lifts the income cap on the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) Program, making all Granite State students eligible to participate. Enacted in 2021, the program already offered families universal usage with scholarships (valued at an average of $5,204 per student) that can be spent on a wide array of qualifying expenses, and universal funding,... The move to lift the income cap was the final step toward achieving true education freedom as first envisioned by Milton and Rose Friedman.

The legislation places an enrollment cap on the program, but that cap has an escalator. For any year in which at least 90% of the enrollment cap is met, that cap is to be increased by 25% in the next year. The cap does not apply to certain priority students–those with family incomes not exceeding 350% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), returning students, siblings of participating students, and students with disabilities and will be...

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A summer spent watching the rise of AI, tragic school shootings, and bumpy national politics hasn’t engendered confidence in the hearts of America’s teachers. A September 2025 survey conducted by… More than half of parents say they would choose a school type other than a traditional public district school if given the option, highlighting a continued and substantial disconnect between… At a time w...

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The “Minnesota DOGE: Cut the waste, save the… The potential fiscal impacts of educational choice programs on public schools is a main concern of choice policy critics. When a student leaves a public school via a choice program,… Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert C. Enlow, president and CEO of EdChoice, about the expansion of school choice and the... Susan Pendergrass speaks with Marty Lueken, d...

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Susan Pendergrass speaks with Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, about how a new federal scholarship... On April 30, 2025, the Show-Me Institute hosted a webinar featuring EdChoice experts Ben Scafidi and Colyn Ritter, who presented... Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ben Scafidi, professor of economics and director of the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw Sta...

Categorized And Cited For Transparency, These Findings Help Separate Fact

Categorized and cited for transparency, these findings help separate fact from fiction, providing a research-driven foundation for evaluating policy effectiveness. It was a landmark year for education choice overall, and an especially pivotal one as programs with universal access gained unprecedented momentum. Of the eight states–Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, ...

A Fifth State Realizes True Universal Education Freedom And Choice

A Fifth State Realizes True Universal Education Freedom and Choice With Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s signature in June, true universal education freedom and choice, that guarantees universal eligibility, usage, and funding, became the law of the land in New Hampshire. The legislation, SB 295, lifts the income cap on the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) Program, making all Granite State students elig...