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Can Religious Schools Use Public Funds? Carson v. Makin Explained

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Carson v. Makin last month continued to clarify the public’s understanding of when, and under which circumstances, state dollars may be used to […]

July 20, 2022

K-12

Blog Post

ME, MO, MT

Funding

50-State Comparison: Open Enrollment Policies

Open enrollment is an integral part of state public school choice policies. These policies allow a student to transfer to a public school of their choice. State policy addresses both […]

March 8, 2022

K-12

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

School Choice

A By-The-Numbers Approach to Exploring the Arts in Charters

In the 2018-19 school year, nearly 175,000 pre-K-12 students attended a charter school with a curricular focus in the arts. These charter schools offer a variety of course tracks across […]

June 10, 2021

K-12

Blog Post

AZ, CO, DC, NM, PR, SC

Arts, Data Systems

Private School Choice Policies in the Era of COVID-19

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, school choice policies have remained prominent in state policy conversations. A supreme court ruling, the expenditure of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]

May 18, 2021

K-12

Blog Post

FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, NH, SC, WV

School Choice

The Other Branch: Exploring Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

On June 30, 2020, the Supreme Court’s decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue continued a line of prominent rulings with important implications for education policy, school choice, and […]

Oct. 1, 2020

K-12

Blog Post

MO, MT

Funding, School Choice

50-State Comparison: Charter School Policies

Charter schools are semi-autonomous public schools that receive public funds. They operate under a written contract with a state, district or other entity (referred to as an authorizer or sponsor). […]

Jan. 28, 2020

K-12

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Accountability, Funding, Governance, School Choice, Standards & Curriculum, Teaching Profession

Our Chartering Past Informs — And Shapes — Our Future

When my charter school bill finally passed the Minnesota legislature in May 1991, I thought the bill was so compromised that a charter school would never happen. But what I […]

July 3, 2019

K-12

Blog Post

CA, CO, DC, MI, MN

Funding

The Arts in Schools of Choice

This Policy Brief highlights how states currently address schools of choice within policy, including those that intersect with arts education, and explores further opportunities to engage the arts in statewide […]

May 20, 2019

K-12

Policy Report

CA, CT, IL, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, NH, OH, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT

Arts

529 Education Savings Plans: Federal Action and State Policy Trends

This Policy Brief provides a detailed look at 529 education savings plans – investment accounts with tax advantages – including a breakdown of maximum annual dollar amounts and state tax […]

Feb. 13, 2019

High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Policy Report

Nationwide

Funding, Governance, School Choice, Students & Families, Transitions

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Can Religious Schools Use Public Funds? Carson v. Makin Explained

50-State Comparison: Open Enrollment Policies

A By-The-Numbers Approach to Exploring the Arts in Charters

Private School Choice Policies in the Era of COVID-19

The Other Branch: Exploring Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue

The Arts in Charter Schools

50-State Comparison: Charter School Policies

Our Chartering Past Informs — And Shapes — Our Future

The Arts in Schools of Choice

529 Education Savings Plans: Federal Action and State Policy Trends