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Florida Tax Credit Scholarship student has heart set on becoming a doctor
MIAMI – Nery Perez-Valdes wanted to become a doctor, but life got in the way. She fled Cuba for Miami with her mom when she was 11 and found herself working at 14 to help pay the bills. Nery would become a single mom and for a long stretch worked two... READ MOREBlack Minds Matter: How one woman is leading the charge for school change
Editor’s note: This article about Black Minds Matter founder Denisha...
READ MOREIllinois set to nix school choice program for low-income children
Editor’s note: This commentary from Keri D. Ingraham, a fellow...
READ MOREVouchers, education savings accounts help boost statewide test scores
A new study from a professor of economics in the...
READ MOREAlabama expands school choice for students with disabilities, tweaks charter commission
Editor’s note: This article appeared last week on al.com. Alabama...
READ MOREOklahoma approves nation’s first religious charter school
An Oklahoma board made history Monday by approving the nation’s...
READ MORESouth Florida parents’ entrepreneurship now offering Jewish students with unique abilities opportunity to shine
Like many worthy endeavors, it started with two determined moms....
READ MORESchool choice offers brighter future for North Carolina
Editor’s note: This commentary from John Hood, a board member...
READ MORESchool choice chalking up more wins across country
Editor’s note: This commentary from Jason Bedrick, a research fellow...
READ MORETexas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to veto pared-down school choice bill, warns of special sessions
Editor’s note: This article appeared Sunday on texastribune.org. Gov. Greg...
READ MOREBipartisan federal legislation will assist growth of new charter schools, expand existing schools
Two U.S. senators, one Republican and one Democrat, on Tuesday...
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