SCOTUS Delivers Key School Choice Victory
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue....
Could This Be a Win for Parents?
The debates have only just begun, and they’re sure to be loud and contentious. But one result of the confirmation...
The School Choice Barrier from the State of Maine
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness....
Will the Supreme Court Strike Down the Blaine Amendment?
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Wednesday in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer. The case involves Trinity Lutheran’s application to...
Democrats Like Vouchers More Than Republicans Do, and Other Findings from the 2016 Education Next Poll
Every year, the policy journal Education Next polls a representative sample of Americans about their views on education issues. Their...
A Setback in the Fight against Blaine Amendments
Last week, a federal judge in Denver refused to expand the Douglas County school voucher program to include religious schools....
Education Savings Accounts Found Constitutional in Nevada
Last week, a Clark County judge threw out a constitutional challenge to Nevada’s landmark education savings account program. The ACLU...
Missouri House Makes Progress on School Choice
On Wednesday, the Missouri House of Representatives passed HB 1589, a bill that would authorize four benevolent tax credits. The...
Are Blaine Amendments Really about the Separation of Church and State?
Yesterday I wrote about a Supreme Court case out of Missouri challenging the state’s Blaine Amendment. This case could have...
A Homegrown Challenge to Blaine Amendments
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, a case out of our...
Blaine Amendments: Plaguing State Constitutions Since the 1800s
Douglas County School District in Castle Rock, Colorado, was dealt a tough blow Monday. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Douglas...
The Best School Choice Program in America
Universal health care, universal broadband, universal daycare—attaching the word “universal” to a government service connotes inefficiency, lack of choice, and...
Vindication for New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program
In February, the Show-Me Institute released “Live Free and Learn: A Case Study of New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program,”...
Is Franklin County Violating The State’s Blaine Amendment?
A recent article on emissourian.com questioned whether a Franklin County program violates the Missouri Constitution. Franklin County has and continues to...
Private School Choice and the Turner Decision
It is serendipitous that the Missouri Legislature has gone back to work this month, just in time for the kick-off...
Repealing a Constitutional Evil
Voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to eliminate a provision of their constitution that (according to...
