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Get the Alliance's 2011-12 School Choice Yearbook Today!
More than 210,000 children are participating in publicly funded private school choice programs across the nation, according to the Alliance for school Choice's School Choice Yearbook 2011-12—the annual award-winning publication offering the most comprehensive data on the nation’s 27 private school choice programs.
Click here to download the Yearbook!
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Are You "In" For National School Choice Week 2012?
All around the country, parents, students, and education advocates are joining together from January 22-28 in support of the second annual National School Choice Week. Get "in" by spreading the word about how school choice transforms lives!
Click here to read more about National School Choice Week events!
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Alliance for School Choice to Unveil Yearbook During National School Choice Week!
The Alliance will unveil its annual School Choice Yearbook, the award-winning publication of the most comprehensive data on the nation’s private school choice programs, at an event during National School Choice Week at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 26 at 1016 16th St. NW, 7th Floor in Washington, D.C.
Click here to register!
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Leading Journalist, Commentator Will Give Keynote Speech
Juan Williams—one of the nation’s leading journalists, commentators, and political analysts—will deliver an address on school choice at the American Federation for Children’s third annual National Policy Summit, held on May 3 and 4 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Register at www.afcpolicysummit.com or click below to read more.
Read more here!
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Supporters Call on Legislators to Pass Opportunity Scholarship Act
Over 2,500 students, parents, education reform advocates, and legislators rallied outside a chilly NJ State Capitol on Dec. 1, 2011 to urge the state legislature to pass a plan that would create a scholarship tax credit program for students in the state’s worst performing school districts. Click the image at right to watch video from the rally.
Click here to read more!
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Plan Would Create Voucher Program for Failing Schools, Expand Existing Tax Credit Scholarship Program
AFC now calls on the House of Representatives to follow the Senate’s lead and pass the plan, which is an amended version of Senate Bill 1, a proposed school choice expansion introduced last year. The Senate bill passed with bipartisan support.
Click here to read more!
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Report Analyzes School Choice Bills Across United States
Are you interested in the legislative progress of school choice bills nationwide in 2011? Then check out our School Choice Legislation: State by State memo, a comprehensive report that analyzes legislation in each state. A total of 42 states intoruced bill last year. Download our report to find out about each of them!
Click here to download the report! (PDF)
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School Choice Now! The Official American Federation for Children Blog
The American Federation for Children - the nation's voice for school choice - is proud to unveil our new blog. If you're looking for news, analysis, commentary, and other musings on education reform, school choice, school vouchers, scholarship tax credits, charter schools, and more, check the blog now - and often!
Click here to read our blog!
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Justices Uphold Constitutionality of Arizona Program
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an Arizona tax credit program, ending a decade-long battle between school choice advocates and anti-school choice organizations intent on denying this option for families by ending the program, which currently serves over 27,000 children in the state.
Click here to find out more about the landmark case.
