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“In Life Skills I, students learn the necessary skills for everyday living. This course emphasizes goal setting, decision making, problem solving, communication, healthy lifestyles and relationships, sewing, nutrition, personal safety, citizenship, and consumerism.” – The Roger Bacon Academy, February 15, 2023
“The heart of the Catholic educational tradition is to form children in the faith and to provide a home where they may learn to love God and to love others. St. Isidore School will continue that centuries-old tradition in exciting new ways, so that even more families may have access to a high-quality Catholic education and more communities may be served by the tremendous value these schools provide for all people, whether they are Catholic or not.” – University of Notre Dame Law School, February 14, 2023
“Researcher Greg Forster looked at 34 studies on the effects of school choice on government-run schools, and found that in 32 of them, school choice improves academic outcomes in public schools affected by the program, while one saw no visible difference, and just one found a negative impact.” – American Greatness, February 5, 2023
“This is about the ability of the parent to make an informed decision. To question everything. To question everybody. To find the truth. Because for far so long, parents have not been told the truth about schools. And so they’re able to sit there and interview those schools and really find the option that is best for their child whatever that may be.” – News Channel 5 Nashville (Tennessee), February 4, 2023
“We believe in parental choice and supporting whatever the parents believe is the best educational option for their children. We plan to continue to do our very best at Sioux Center Christian to provide a Christ-centered education for our students.” – Sioux Center News (Iowa), February 1, 2023
“Throughout National School Choice Week, last week, and next week, our Fellows will have made a difference from coast to coast, including:
– Testifying at official legislative hearings: 8 Fellows across 4 states
– Appearing at public events: 12 Fellows across 6 states
– Appearing or published in media: 3 Fellows across 3 states, with more interviews to be published soon.” – AFC American Federation for Children, January 27, 2023“Every single American family, regardless of where they live, regardless of their family’s income, regardless of their learning style, should have educational freedom, and Illinois would be a great state for that to happen.” – The Center Square, January 26, 2023
“This victory makes Iowa the third state to enact a universal school choice policy. The bill passed the GOP-led Senate by a vote of 31 to 18. The House passed the bill 55 to 45. Last year, the Iowa House had enough so-called Republicans who opposed their own party’s platform to block a similar proposal, even after immense pressure from Gov. Reynolds, who held up the budget and legislative session until after the 110th day.” – Fox News, January 26, 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