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Education choice is the biggest civil rights issue of our time, and the Nov. 5 general election results in Idaho and many states across the nation show broad support. At the federal level, President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to expand choice options nationally — and with Republicans set to control both houses of Congress, that looks more possible. Polling done shortly after the election shows nearly 70% of voters approve of allowing families access to tax dollars to fund the education that best fits t...
Education choice is the biggest civil rights issue of our time, and the Nov. 5 general election results in Idaho and many states across the nation show broad support. At the federal level, President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to expand choice options nationally — and with Republicans set to control both houses of Congress, that looks more possible. Polling done shortly after the election shows nearly 70% of voters approve of allowing families access to tax dollars to fund the education that best fits t...
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have joined in an agreement to award their Electoral College votes in a U.S. election to the winner of the national popular vote. The National Popular Vote compact, NPV as it is called, has gained steam over the past 25 years, lead mostly by liberal leaning states eager to work around the Electoral College. The legislation, which is identical in each state, requires the state to award its electoral votes to the candidate who receives the most popular votes nationwide. This could...
Washingtonians now pay nearly $17,000 per student, per year, for K-12 public education, more than tuition at most private schools. That is more than $400,000 for a classroom of 25 students. What are the results? The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction reports most schools fail to meet the standard in teaching math (70% of students failed) and fail to meet the standard in teaching English (52% of students failed.) More than 41,000 Washington students have left public education since the COVID-19 lockdown orders...
