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The Yorktown Foundation for Public Policy (YFPP), a Virginia-based think tank in the state of Virginia, has released a brand-new, statewide survey on school…

Gov. Greg Abbott sees a statewide school voucher program as a way for educational freedom while others argue that it would have detrimental impacts on rural communities.

Lawmakers in at least six states, including Texas, will ponder 2023 bills proposing to establish new "school choice" ...

Congress is now debating whether to include expanded parentalchoice in education reform. Social-science researchers have foundthat expanded parental choice has positive benefits.

>> theres reasons for a variety of controversies. tuesday, thats betsy devos as a potential secretary of energy. shes a billionaire, a philanthropist, a republican donor. shes in favor of expanding school voucher programs. some say shes the public school systems public enemy number one. and scott pruitt at the epa, hes a legal opponent in the past of the environmental protection agency. donald trump has said of president obamas epa that is a disgrace and would tear it to, quote, tidbits. nikki h...

Cory booker is testifying against senator sessions, which is unprecedented in the senate. >> i think they are going to play the race card here. democrats are calling sessions a racist. it is hearsay. its an old charge. they play the race card so often. they cry wolf on race so often. we need more than hearsay when sessions was attorney general or u.s. attorney, i should say, he prosecuted a capital case against the ku klux klan. i think they need to bring more to the table than that. by the way,...

Initiatives which is almost as much as the country now invests special education programs combined. both described as driving force behind the school voucher programs if her home state of michigan. amount of kids in charter schools than any other city other than new orleans. they have fewer regulation answers as reported in june many detroit students feel they have lots of choice with no good choice as half charters perform only as well or worse than detroits traditional public schools. super ps...

Directly in her portfolio. >> reporter: if confirms, haleys appointment could strengthen trumps hand, the move elevating south carolinas lieutenant governor henry mcmaster to be governor, giving trump a political edge in a key southern state. a transition official disputing that was part of the decision. mr. trumps second female pick, betsy devos for education secretary, a billionaire republican donor and school choice activist who opposes common core and wants to expand school voucher programs....

Activist, focussing on charter schools and vouchers for private schools at the expense of traditional public education. trump is proposing spending $20 billion on school choice initiatives which is almost as much as the country now invests in schools serving poor kids in special education programs combined. both described as driving force behind the school voucher programs if her home state of michigan. and detroit now has a higher amount of kids in charter schools than any other city other than...

Much as the country spends in serving poor kids. theyve been described as the driving force behind the expansion of school voucher programs in his home state of michigan. now with a higher share of students in charter schools in any city other than new orleans. those schools have far fewer regulations and many students feel they have lots of choice with no good choice as half the charters perform only as well or worse than the traditional schools. im guessing the aft is not superpsyched with thi...