The school choice movement received a major boost on Jan. 29, 2025, when President Donald Trump issued an executive order supporting families who want to use public money to send their children to private schools.
Mississippi House leaders say a bill that would have allowed some parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school does not have the support to pass this session.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are pictured speaking at the ‘Make America Great Again Victory Rally’ at the Capital One Arena in Washington. Sam Greene/The Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK This time two years ago, a massive school choice program seemed poised to ...
Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive now nominated for education secretary, faced questions from senators about how she plans to lead an agency that President Donald Trump intends to dismantle.
WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill as she faced questions over her education secretary nomination.
House Bill 93, sponsored by Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, is one of at least four bills that would reallocate public school funding, and so far has been the most successful. It passed in the House by a vote of 42-28 and awaits a vote in the Senate.