Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Signs Historic Voucher Bill into Law
Milton and Rose Friedman’s vision of school choice for all takes one step closer to reality
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Foundation for Educational Choice today praised Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels for signing the nation’s largest voucher program into law. The School Scholarship Act (House Bill 1003) creates [...]
The tax-cut measure that President Obama signed into law on December 17, 2010 preserves for another two years the historic Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, which were first enacted in 2001. The accounts allow families to earn tax-exempt interest on up to $2,000 in annual savings for specified expenses, including tuition, associated with elementary, secondary, or [...]
Teaching Ambassador Fellowship Accepting Applications – Open to Private School Teachers
For the first time since the inception of the program, private school teachers are eligible to apply for the U.S. Department of Education’s Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program (TAF). The Office of Non-Public Education encourages teachers in private schools to consider applying to be a fellow.
The [...]
The 2010 elections have brought many staunch supporters of school choice into Congress. Read about the exciting prospects for school choice here.
Scroll down to page 3 of the CAPE newsletter for an important article on the U.S. Supreme Court which is deliberating on the constitutionality of an Arizona law which grants tax credits to residents who [...]
The Minnesota Catholic Education Association (MCEA) is hosting its 2010 Convention, We Are People of HOPE! in Duluth on August 23-24. The Convention is open to all who participate in Catholic education, whether as a teacher, principal, board member, DRE, youth minister, priest, faith formation leader, lay ecclesial minister, catechist, music minister or parent. MCEA [...]
The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) is holding it’s 2010 Convention in Minnesota, at the Minneapolis Convention Center on April 6-8. The NCEA Convention offers myriad workshops for Catholic educators, principals, board members, catechists, youth ministers, directors of religious education, priests and lay faithful. To learn more about the NCEA Convention, click here.
MILWAUKEE — High school dropouts earn less, contribute less to the tax base, and are more likely to go to prison — sobering facts that underscore the importance of a new study showing that the graduation rate for students in Milwaukee’s 20-year-old school choice program was 18 percent higher than for students in the Milwaukee [...]
Minneapolis, MN, December 17, 2009 – The Pohlad family today announced a major commitment to keeping urban Catholic elementary schools affordable for young people from economically-disadvantaged families. Through the Minneapolis Foundation and the Catholic Community Foundation, a total of $1 million in tuition assistance will be distributed to nineteen Catholic schools for use during the [...]
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State has published its 2009-2010 Minnesota Legislative Manual – Student Edition. It is currently posted online at: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1557.
The Student Edition is a publication that offers young people a wealth of information about our state, our government and elected officials. This most recent edition is a resource of facts [...]
Court’s Stance a Big Victory for Disadvantaged Children
Washington, DC – Arizona’s Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit Program is constitutional, the Arizona Supreme Court indicated in a decision yesterday. The Alliance for School Choice and Advocates for School Choice applauded the Arizona Supreme Court’s action, which denied a request to hear an appeal of the March [...]
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