American Federation for Children

📣 Exciting news — the AFC Scholarship Fund is here! We’re proud to announce the launch of a new national scholarship granting organization (SGO) designed to help families access life-changing educational opportunities. This national SGO will build upon AFC’s work to empower parents and advance school choice across America. Learn more at afcscholarshipfund.org

On the latest episode of All Things with @KimStrassel, American Federation for Children CEO @Tommy_USA says school choice will be an important issue during the midterm elections in November. on.wsj.com/4slJ8or

In the queue for this morning: Patrick Graff (@parthurgraff) on School Spending, School Choice, & the Benefits of Competition (via @GinnyGentles and the @DFIPolicy Freedom to Learn Podcast 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pat… 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/4zqEOv…

@SchoolChoiceNow @parthurgraff Learn more about Patrick's latest study by watching the full episode on YouTube: loom.ly/axrqL9s Apple Podcasts: loom.ly/2D8-0ao Or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Do school choice programs only help the families who use them? This week on Freedom to Learn, @schoolchoicenow Senior Fellow Patrick Graff (@ParthurGraff) breaks down his latest study, revealing how school choice benefits public school students, too.

It was a pleasure to chat with @KimStrassel at the @WSJ about the tidal wave of school choice momentum across the country

“We applaud the Kentucky legislature for stepping up for families and students and overriding the Governor’s misguided veto. The Kentucky legislature is committed to empowering families and students with school choice, while ensuring taxpayers can contribute to scholarship granting organizations in their home state. This move is a no-brainer for Kentucky taxpayers, families, and most importantly, students.” federationforchildren.org/afc-applauds-k…

BREAKING: AFC Applauds Kentucky Legislature for Overriding Veto, Opting State in to Education Freedom Tax Credit Statement from Ryan Cantrell (@RyankCantrell), Chief State Strategy Officer, American Federation for Children (@SchoolChoiceNow): “Despite empty rhetoric, Governor Beshear made it clear by opposing the Education Freedom Tax Credit in Kentucky that he takes his marching orders from the big schooling unions. We applaud the Kentucky legislature for stepping up for families and students and overriding the Governor’s misguided veto. The Kentucky legislature is committed to empowering families and students with school choice, while ensuring taxpayers can contribute to scholarship granting organizations in their home state. This move is a no-brainer for Kentucky taxpayers, families, and most importantly, students.”

Texas parents, a quick reminder: Today is the final day to apply for the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program. Applications close at 11:59 PM. If you’ve been considering it, there is still time to apply and explore more education options for your child. Apply here ⬇️ educationfreedom.texas.gov

HUGE milestone for the school choice movement. They said Texas would NEVER pass school choice... They said Texans would have NO demand for it... Proving the critics wrong!

🚨 The deadline is 11:59 pm Tuesday night, Texas families! March 17 is the last day to apply for the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program. The TEFA program gives families more flexibility to choose the education that works best for their children. Apply now at educationfreedom.texas.gov

📢 200,000 student applications submitted. ⏳ Applications close March 17 🎟 Selection will be lottery-based ⭐ Priority for students with disabilities & low- and middle-income families Apply today: withodyssey.com/en/auth/regist… #LearnYourWayTX

Nearly 200,000 kids have applied for school choice in Texas! @txcomptroller @GregAbbott_TX @WithOdyssey_

🚨 Oklahoma families: today's the day! The Parental Choice Tax Credit application opens at 9am CT. Eligible families can receive up to $7,500 per child to help pay for education. Apply here: buff.ly/KOgSE5I And spread the word, Oklahoma parents 👇 #SchoolChoice #OKEd #EducationFreedom @GovStitt @yes_every_kid @schoolchoicenow @ocpathink

"In other words, you spend $100k roughly, on school choice. You get the same effect as if you spent $1.1 million on public schools." - @LarsLarsonShow "That's right. It takes $11.20 for every dollar you would spend on the school choice route, just to achieve the same learning effect for public school kids." - @parthurgraff, Sr. Fellow at @SchoolChoiceNow A must listen on a new competitive effects study: youtube.com/watch?v=82e9lH…

🚨 175,000 applications so far for the Texas Education Freedom accounts! One more week of the application period to go. School choice is wildly popular @txcomptroller @GregAbbott_TX @WithOdyssey_ @SchoolChoiceNow

"Why don't we get Washington, DC out of the way? It's why @POTUS @realDonaldTrump was so focused on this idea of reining in, closing the Department of Education. It's why he sent @EDSecMcMahon with this mission to put herself out of a job.. We have to get dollars as close to kids locally as possible, right in their backpacks to take to the school that best meets their needs."

ICYMI: @parthurgraff sharing his latest research with @LarsLarsonShow: youtu.be/82e9lHbmXrI?si… "And what I found was that competition from school choice was at least 11x more cost effective then a school spending approach." More from Dr. Graff's study is here: federationforchildren.org/florida-school…

Just one week until the deadline! Texas families should apply for a Texas Education Freedom Account today at educationfreedom.texas.gov

🚀 163,000 applications and counting. ⏳ Deadline: March 17 🎟 Lottery-based selection ⭐ Priority for students with disabilities and low- and middle-income families 👉 Apply now: withodyssey.com/en/auth/regist… #LearnYourWayTX

Sitting in for @stevegrubershow on Monday, joined by @parthurgraff @SchoolChoiceNow, @kentstrang @AFPhq, @kerpen, @MichaelJReitz @MackinacCenter, @Robert_Bork_Jr, MI State Rep. ep. Ken Borton, @DavidADaoud @fdd. Tune in 6-9a ET stevegruber.com or lansing730.com/listen-live/po…