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Myths Vs Facts Education Freedom American Legislative Exchange

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The freight train that is education freedom continues to run down the tracks across the country in 2024. Here are a few of the highlights: The progress continues to be amazing, but there are some myths about education freedom that continue to be perpetuated. It is important to dispel some of the more common myths that lawmakers are likely to hear when debate is inevitably held on expanding education freedom for students in their state. In addition, lawmakers looking to keep pace with states like Alabama can consult ALEC’s model policy, The Hope Scholarship Act, which offers a model for creating a universally-available EFA program, as well as ALEC’s... There are also a variety of good resources available from the Education Freedom Alliance, which is being led by ALEC and includes a variety of other national groups focused on bringing education freedom to...

Myth #1: Education freedom will bankrupt public schools. Fact: The myth that education freedom will “destroy” the public school system is probably the most common, and most deceptive, argument that opponents resort to. The freight train that is education freedom continues to run down the tracks across the country in 2024. Here are a few of the highlights: Governor Ivey signed the CHOOSE Act into law, making Alabama the 11st state with universal education freedom. Georgia passed its first education freedom account (EFA) program.

The bill is now awaiting Governor Kemp’s signature, who has indicated he will sign it. Governor Gordon signed Wyoming’s first school choice program into law, though he line-item vetoed the program to make it for families making less than 150% of the federal poverty level. The legislature’s originally passed version included families making below 500% of the federal poverty level. Legislation to create a universal EFA program is progressing through the Tennessee committee process and is backed by Governor Lee. Subscribe to OA Emails And Stay In The Know. Join us for a lively and informative conversation about education freedom misconceptions.

IWF Education Freedom Center director Ginny Gentles and Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at American Federation for Children, will dispel the most common school choice myths with facts and flair. Corey is a compelling speaker and writer and the co-editor of the book School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom. He will explain what is true about empowering families and educators and why we should fund students, not systems. Ginny Gentles | $(document).ready( function() { // or shorthand of $( function () { $.each($(".latest-author"), function(index, value ) { if($( this ).text().indexOf("’") >= 0){ $author_name = $( this ).text(); $new_text = $author_name.replace("’", "'"); $(... Virginia Walden Ford | $(document).ready( function() { // or shorthand of $( function () { $.each($(".latest-author"), function(index, value ) { if($( this ).text().indexOf("’") >= 0){ $author_name = $( this ).text(); $new_text = $author_name.replace("’", "'");... Staff | $(document).ready( function() { // or shorthand of $( function () { $.each($(".latest-author"), function(index, value ) { if($( this ).text().indexOf("’") >= 0){ $author_name = $( this ).text(); $new_text = $author_name.replace("’", "'"); $( this...

Mary Vought | $(document).ready( function() { // or shorthand of $( function () { $.each($(".latest-author"), function(index, value ) { if($( this ).text().indexOf("’") >= 0){ $author_name = $( this ).text(); $new_text = $author_name.replace("’", "'"); $(... The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that appropriately-designed private school choice programs are fully constitutional. And numerous state courts have upheld the constitutionality of voucher, tax credit scholarship, and ESA programs. Private school choice programs save taxpayers millions of dollars each year. When a student attends a non-public school using a voucher, ESA, or tax credit scholarship, state and federal governments usually do not have to pay a public school to provide an education for that...

Numerous studies demonstrate that thousands of students experience an improved education through school choice programs. Even if the student performs the same as they did in a public school, they do not see a reduction in their academic experience. Public schools are an integral part of American society, and, in many cases, they offer a quality education. But when public schools don’t work—or don’t work for all children—parents deserve a choice, whether that be a magnet school, charter school, private school, virtual school, home school etc. All students can learn, and we believe they should all have the opportunity to do so in a safe and supportive school, chosen by their parents, that meets their individual learning needs. School choice is a widely popular program.

A recent poll conducted by Real Clear Opinion Research found: Last month, President Trump signed his Executive Order directing Secretary McMahon to begin the process of closing the Department of Education, returning education authority back to the states. Since then, defenders of the federal education bureaucracy have disseminated considerable misinformation, chief of which is that states simply can’t educate children without federal assistance. Nothing could be further from the truth. ALEC is fully supportive of the President’s Executive Order, which recognizes that states, not the federal government, are ultimately responsible for the education of their students. In addition to our model Resolution Supporting the Devolution of Power from the U.S.

Department of Education to the States, we also encourage members of the public- and private-sectors to sign this letter of support that encourages Congress to swiftly implement provisions that effectuate the President’s action. Below are some of the most common myths that opponents have spread, along with the truth about what will happen if the White House and Congress agree to close the department and put the... Myth 1: Eliminating the Department of Education means the end of public education. Fact: Public education in the United States is primarily a state and local responsibility, as it should be. The latest data shows that just 13.3% of total K–12 education funding comes from the federal government. States are responsible for creating education standards, authorizing school districts, hiring teachers, and designing curricula.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2024 CONTACT: Rachael Slobodien [email protected] ‍CONWAY, AR — This week marks one year since the historic LEARNS Act cleared the Arkansas Senate Education Committee, the beginning of the legislative process that would ultimately result in supermajority support for the... In recognition of this milestone, Opportunity Arkansas will be releasing a series of original products this week related to the LEARNS Act and education freedom. The first of these products is a new research report, released today, that dispels five major myths surrounding education freedom. Despite the overwhelming popularity of education freedom, many leftist groups and some in the media seek to spread misinformation about the program.

This new report shines light on the myths and provides the facts about how education freedom actually works–and how it is already helping thousands of Arkansas families. In the report, “Fact vs. Fiction: Dispelling Five Myths About Arkansas’s Education Freedom Accounts,” Opportunity Arkansas’s Visiting Economist Hayden Dublois and Founder and CEO Nic Horton tackle five primary myths about education freedom which include:

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