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Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that education savings accounts (ESAs) established by the state’s CHOOSE Act program are now fully funded and available for the 2025-2026 school year.
At the end of the deadline, the state of Alabama received nearly 37,000 students applying for its school choice program, the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education (CHOOSE) Act.
As the deadline swiftly approaches for Alabama families to participate in the state’s school choice Education Savings Account law, called the CHOOSE Act, Gov. Kay Ivey is calling on Alabama parents to take advantage before time runs out.
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced applications for the CHOOSE Act, the state’s new Education Savings Account program, are officially open.
In a recent Alabama Political Reporter article, Chance Phillips issues a word of caution to Alabama lawmakers and citizens, who are soon to benefit from the new CHOOSE Act. But the entire premise of the article is inaccurate and misleading.
Corey DeAngelis, a self-described school choice “evangelist,” sat down with 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson on a recent episode of “1819 News: The Podcast” to give a history of the school choice movement and put to rest fears that it could negatively impact public schools.
As the 2024 legislative session creeps closer, school choice is lining up to be one of the more contentious subjects debated by lawmakers once the session begins in February.
Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner advocated against education voucher programs in the RSA’s most recent newsletter, suggesting parents receiving vouchers for their children’s education can’t be trusted to spend that money responsibly.
CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama David Bronner recently leveraged the RSA’s newsletter to advocate against education savings accounts, which he claimed would jeopardize public schools and leave private schools unaccountable.
Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) CEO David Bronner is warning state legislatures against developing education savings accounts, saying it could cut the State Education Fund's revenue by $1 billion annually.
We have yet to see the details of how this ESA bill that Ivey is so confident about will play out, but it is definitely a glimmer of hope on Alabama’s education horizon and a long-awaited step forward for our children’s future.
According to Gov. Kay Ivey, school choice in Alabama in the form of education savings accounts is in the works for the 2024 legislative session, but details of what that will look like are scant.