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The fifth Education Law & Policy Conference is set for February 17, 2027, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. DFI is delighted to host the ELPC with @NCLAlegal and @LJCenter.
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"ESAs have more transaction-level data and accountability than any type of traditional funding," @josephjconnor, founder and CEO of @WithOdyssey_, tells @GinnyGentles on this week's Freedom to Learn podcast.
When Odyssey runs state education savings account programs:
- have complete access to every purchase every student has made.
- Odyssey provides states with information on the date, time, transaction amount, and transaction category for each purchase.
- Program auditors have access to 30 different data fields.
When Odyssey runs state education savings account programs:
- have complete access to every purchase every student has made.
- Odyssey provides states with information on the date, time, transaction amount, and transaction category for each purchase.
- Program auditors have access to 30 different data fields.
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Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=eE8gqR…
On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fre…
More: dfipolicy.org/freedomtolearn
On Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fre…
More: dfipolicy.org/freedomtolearn
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By promoting competition, innovation, institutional autonomy, and meaningful measures of student success, @usedgov’s AIM accreditation rule is an important step toward refocusing higher education accreditation on what matters most: educational quality and student success. ed.gov/about/news/pre…
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Tennessee just became the fifth state to end the @ABAesq's monopoly on law school accreditation. It joins Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Ohio in formally recognizing that the ABA is not the sole arbiter of a law school's quality.
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Read more here: thecollegefix.com/tennessee-beco…
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.@EDSecMcMahon's FAFSA shows students a "low earnings flag" if they select a college and field of study that has led past graduates to low incomes. When that flag appears, 25% of FAFSA filers change their plans.
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Under Gov. @GlennYoungkin’s leadership, Virginia was the first state to opt in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. Now, @GinnyGentles writes, @GovernorVA Spanberger is threatening to walk back education choice opportunities from thousands of families.
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Read more in the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer…
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WATCH: Washington high school runner Elise Bierer forfeits her last race of the season rather than compete against a trans-identifying boy. She was the only one to do so.
WATCH: A Washington high school runner walks away from a chance to advance to regionals, then breaks down in tears as her mother rushes to embrace her.
Battle Ground High School sophomore Elise Bierer steps off the starting line at a district cross-country meet, refusing to gender athlete who began the year competing against boys.
Bierer, one of her team’s fastest female runners, previously told her mother she would not race against a transgender athlete if faced with that situation.
The decision brings her cross-country season to an emotional end. | @Outkick
More on the decision Bierer made before race day and how her family is responding: foxnews.com/outkick-sports…
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Washington state still unlawfully allows boys to compete in girls' sports. DFI's model legislation, the RESPECT Title IX Act, would end the gender madness for good: dfipolicy.org/title
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Workforce Pell Grants save students time and money by shortening the pathway to high-skill jobs. As @EDSecMcMahon explains, forward-thinking colleges will create new programs to serve these students.
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DFI submitted a public comment in support of Workforce Pell Grants in April of this year: dfipolicy.org/wp-content/upl…
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Starting in 2027, donors can fund K-12 scholarships for free thanks to the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit. Alan Levine, CEO of the Jewish Education Access Fund, joins Freedom to Learn to urge everyone to take action so education can be centered on what kids need, not “the unions’ whims.”
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Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=EzQrk_…
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ala…
Learn more: dfipolicy.org/freedomtolearn
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ala…
Learn more: dfipolicy.org/freedomtolearn
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While teacher union bosses rail against the Education Freedom Scholarship Tax Credit, their union members are singing a different tune. @edchoice finds that most teachers, including union members, support their states opting into the tax credit.
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31 states have opted in. Is yours one of them? Find out here: dfipolicy.org/education-free…
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Teacher unions tried to lower the bar so students cannot possibly fail - but instead, they've made it nearly impossible for students to succeed, DFI's @AngelaLMorabito says.
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California spends $150 billion on education each year, but less than half of students are meeting state reading standards. Hear more from DFI's @AngelaLMorabito.
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Partnering with states, @EDSecMcMahon has freed $120 million in education funding from federal control and returned it to state education leaders to allocate as their students need, not as bureaucrats dictate.
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