Education
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
May is Homeschooling Awareness Month, and it might be dawning on you that you want to be a homeschooling family as well. In years past, there was a stereotype of those who homeschooled, but that stereotype is giving way to a…
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you
Want to homeschool your kids? There are resources and policies to support you Written by The landscape of homeschooling has changed; homeschoolers are racially, religiously, and politically diverse. Organic communities,…
New York Says “Yes” to Scholarships-Oregon Should Too
By Kathryn Hickok Governor Kathy Hochul announced May 5 that she intends to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), pending additional information expected from the U.S. Treasury Department later this…
New York Says “Yes” to Scholarships. Oregon Should Too
By Kathryn Hickok Governor Kathy Hochul announced May 5 that she intends to opt New York into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), pending additional information expected from the U.S. Treasury Department later this…
NC House Override of Gov. Stein’s Veto Jumpstarts hope for thousands of families
Finally. It took a while – nine months to be exact – but yesterday the North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s August 2025 veto of legislation (HB 87) to opt-in North Carolina into the Education…
Wisconsin students who struggle with reading are let down by unenforced literacy reforms, say advocates
Parents don’t want ‘to just sit and read through state statutes’ A three-year-old Wisconsin law requiring schools to inform parents when their students are struggling with reading is going unenforced in far too many…
Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
I had a remarkable opportunity to participate in an important event, Bridging Continents: Transatlantic Dialogue on Family Policy in Brussels on March 12, 2026, sponsored by the European Union and International Affairs Office…
Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
Protecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter Written by While there are ominous developments in family policy, there are some legal developments that can provide some hope. The U.S.…
NC Budget Teacher Pay Deal Would Raise Starting Salaries to $48,000 – but ignore more serious problems
After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders claim to have reached a budget compromise that includes an average 8% teacher pay raise — one of the largest proposed increases in recent years. Current teachers would…
Homeschooling Awareness Month is an opportunity for policymakers to learn
Did you know that May is Homeschooling Awareness Month? If you’re following education trends or talking to your Millennial neighbors with school kids, you may already be aware that more people are interested in homeschooling…
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