“We see a lot of potential in small cottage schools and helping local school founders start transformative solutions in their communities.” – Cato Institute, February 17, 2023

“The core of the charter school model is the belief that public schools should be held accountable for student learning. In exchange for this accountability, school leaders should be given freedom to do whatever it takes to help students achieve and should share what works with the broader public school system so that all students benefit.” – Charter Institute at Erskine, accessed January 25, 2023

“The dashboard visually displays the progress of the state, each school district and each school in developing the student characteristics that indicate readiness for post-high school success –academic mastery, career and postsecondary readiness, communication and collaboration, work ethic, and civil, financial and digital literacy.” – Just the News, January 1, 2023

“Sanders hailed Oliva’s ‘proven success increasing student achievement.’ In a statement, she said he will expand access to education and ’empower parents, not government bureaucrats, and prepare students for the workforce, not government dependency.’ She also cited his work on ‘parental rights policies and bold education reforms.’” – Hot Air, December 30, 2022

“The Center for Education Reform named Florida first in the nation overall on its Parent Power! Index for digital and personalized learning, choice programs and access to charter schools, according to a news release from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office. The ranking shows that the state empowers parents to be involved in their children’s education, the release said.” – The Daily Sun, December 27, 2022

“’I believe we have to stress … the wonderful things about America and meritocracy,’ Loftis said. ‘We’ve got to make sure that our students learn to love education. You got to learn to love it. I think charter schools do a good job at that.’” – Lexington Chronicle, December 7, 2022

“In Chicago and nationally, the resurgence of career and technical education, or CTE, programs, comes as districts have moved away from a mindset that all students should attend a four-year college. That trend gained more traction amid a pandemic that saw employers grappling with crippling worker shortages — and students yearning for faster, debt-free routes to well-paying careers.” – Chalkbeat Chicago, December 1, 2022

“Many officials are of the opinion that local school boards respond to local community needs and that is where a lot of school policies are made. This bill would not impact that.” – The Center Square, November 18, 2022

“Its candidates have won not only in deeply red locales but also in districts near liberal strongholds, including Philadelphia and Minneapolis. And after this November, the group hopes to expand further.” – AP News, October 11, 2022