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Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections
By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie Jun. 23, 2021 05:40 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year early Wednesday that contains massive income tax cuts after a...
Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk
By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie Jun. 22, 2021 08:29 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona House Democrats refused to show up at the Capitol on Tuesday, blocking debate on a budget and a major tax cut primarily benefiting the...
Evers vetoes bill increasing eligibility for voucher program
Jun. 18, 2021 04:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a bill that would have opened the door to more children going to private school using a voucher paid for...
Editorial Roundup: Ohio
By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 12, 2021.
Editorial: Why are the Indians withholding their top name-change options?
The...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 07:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 4, 2021.
Editorial: Our kids’ education should be based on fact, not propaganda ' Editorial
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GOP bill would extend vouchers to all Ohio schoolchildren
May. 11, 2021 12:52 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All Ohio schoolchildren would be eligible for state vouchers to put toward private school tuition under a new GOP-backed bill in the...
Wisconsin Assembly approves raising voucher school income
May. 11, 2021 02:10 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin families who want to send their children to a private school using a voucher paid for by taxpayers would increase to three times...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
Sun Sentinel. April 30, 2021.
Editorial: Florida’s shame: Ten terrible decisions by a broken Legislature
The 2021...
Vote near on Indiana budget with schools boost, vaping tax
By Tom Davies Apr. 21, 2021 05:27 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana public school and teachers groups are cheering the education funding increase included in the new state budget plan that’s poised...
WI--Wisconsin Schools Superintendent
By Scott Bauer Mar. 26, 2021 09:30 AM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race to become Wisconsin's top education official that is open for the first time in more than a decade pits a rural superintendent...
New Hampshire Senate gives initial OK to school voucher bill
By Holly Ramer Mar. 18, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led New Hampshire Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a school voucher bill that supporters say would especially...
Wisconsin superintendent candidates spar over campaign ad
By Scott Bauer Mar. 17, 2021 03:24 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative-backed candidate to become Wisconsin's top education official called on her Democratic-backed opponent to apologize for...
Bill would redirect student funds toward school of choice
By Patrick Hauf Of Capital News Service Feb. 16, 2021 05:23 PM EST
After Maryland Democrats successfully pushed through a multi-billion dollar education reform bill last week, one Republican lawmaker has proposed pandemic...
Indiana GOP budget plan boosts school vouchers, smoking tax
By Tom Davies Feb. 11, 2021 04:54 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly one-fifth of a proposed state funding hike for Indiana’s schools would go toward expanding private school voucher and virtual school...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 02:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers:
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The Miami Herald on proposed riot-response...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
By The Associated Press Feb. 09, 2021 02:00 PM EST
Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Feb. 5, 2021.
Editorial: House GOP education bill out of step with Hoosiers
A few years ago,...
7 face off in primary for Wisconsin's school superintendent
By Scott Bauer Feb. 04, 2021 10:46 AM EST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race to be Wisconsin's top education official is wide open for the first time in a dozen years and it's only the second time since the...
School choice debate returns to New Hampshire Statehouse
By Holly Ramer Feb. 02, 2021 04:41 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The debate over school choice has returned to the New Hampshire Statehouse, pushed by a larger Republican majority and a growing number of...
Advocates push wide-ranging new Arizona school voucher bill
By Bob Christie Feb. 01, 2021 04:34 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Advocates of using public money for private education are pushing a wide-ranging new school voucher program that would vastly expand Arizona's...