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This page collects the 101 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “School Choice”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Education, Education, and Scholarships.

Active Bills

State BillOHIOJun 2, 2026Ohio Senate Bill 443 enacts financial audits, report cards, and increased reporting requirements for private schools participating in state scholarship programsSenate Bill 443 requires chartered nonpublic schools participating in state scholarship programs to undergo annual state audits, submit detailed operational and demographic reports, maintain student dState BillARKANSASApr 29, 2026Arkansas Links Educational Freedom Account Funding and Eligibility to Annual Student Testing Scores and Excludes Private School StudentsState BillARKANSASApr 29, 2026Arkansas bill ties education savings account disbursements to test scores and excludes private school studentsFederal BillFEDERALApr 16, 2026The FLEX Act: Proposed Changes to Charter School FundingState BillIDAHOApr 2, 2026Idaho establishes $50 million annual parental choice tax credit for private and nonpublic school expensesState BillIDAHOApr 2, 2026Idaho updates rules, fees, and funding for the Idaho Digital Learning AcademyState BillGEORGIAMar 31, 2026Georgia House Bill 971 authorizes home and private school student enrollment in regional college and career academiesState BillGEORGIAMar 31, 2026Georgia revises promise scholarship eligibility, private school reporting rules, and student attendance reporting

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Recent Activity

  1. Mon, Sep 72 items
    1. Interview with Step Up for Students founder John Kirtley on organization growth and the Family Empowerment ScholarshipThe News Service of Florida interviewed John Kirtley, founder of Step Up for Students, regarding organizational changes, rapid expansion, and growing pains related to the Family Empowerment ScholarshiHillsborough County2 reports
    2. The News Service of Florida interviews Step Up for Students founder John Kirtley on organizational changes and scholarship growthHillsborough County
  2. Mon, Aug 311 item
    1. Florida TaxWatch outlines Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program expansionThe Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) scholarship program is expanding to provide Florida families with additional school choice options under the 2025 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.' This program allHillsborough County
  3. Tue, Aug 182 items
    1. TeaganAI platform launches to help Florida parents find schools for children with disabilitiesThe TeaganAI website allows parents to input their child's specific needs and location to receive a list of matching private, charter, and virtual schools. The platform aims to streamline the school sHillsborough County
    2. TeaganAI platform launches to match Florida students with special needs to private, charter, and virtual schoolsHillsborough County
  4. Tue, Aug 41 item
    1. Florida Attorney General warns Catholic schools to accept religious vaccine exemptions or face scholarship funding lossFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a warning to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops that private schools refusing to honor state-recognized religious vaccine exemptions may loseHillsborough County
  5. Mon, Aug 32 items
    1. Byron and Erika Donalds propose education system overhaul focused on school choiceRepublican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and his wife, Erika Donalds, are campaigning on a platform to restructure Florida's education system by expanding school choice programs. The proposal Miami-Dade County
    2. Byron and Erika Donalds propose education system overhaul centered on school choiceMiami-Dade County

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Key Actors

  1. 01Step Up for Studentsorganization3 mentions
  2. 02Family Empowerment Scholarshipother3 mentions
  3. 03The News Service of Floridaorganization3 mentions
  4. 04John Kirtleyperson3 mentions
  5. 05State Tax Commissionorganization2 mentions
  6. 06Floridalocation2 mentions
  7. 07Browardlocation2 mentions
  8. 08Byron Donaldsperson2 mentions
  9. 09Idaho Digital Learning Academyorganization2 mentions
  10. 10Floridaplace2 mentions

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  • Topic to billsOhio Senate Bill 443 enacts financial audits, report cards, and increased reporting requirements for private schools participating in state scholarship programs, Arkansas Links Educational Freedom Account Funding and Eligibility to Annual Student Testing Scores and Excludes Private School Students, Arkansas bill ties education savings account disbursements to test scores and excludes private school students (+16 more)
  • Topic to peopleJohn Kirtley, Byron Donalds
  • Topic to orgsStep Up for Students, The News Service of Florida, State Tax Commission (+1 more)
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  1. Sep 7, 2026NewsInterview with Step Up for Students founder John Kirtley on organization growth and the Family Empowerment Scholarship
  2. Sep 7, 2026NewsInterview with Step Up for Students founder John Kirtley on organization growth and the Family Empowerment Scholarship
  3. Sep 7, 2026NewsThe News Service of Florida interviews Step Up for Students founder John Kirtley on organizational changes and scholarship growth
  4. Aug 31, 2026NewsFlorida TaxWatch outlines Education Freedom Tax Credit scholarship program expansion
  5. Aug 18, 2026NewsTeaganAI platform launches to help Florida parents find schools for children with disabilities
  6. Aug 18, 2026NewsTeaganAI platform launches to match Florida students with special needs to private, charter, and virtual schools
  7. Aug 4, 2026NewsFlorida Attorney General warns Catholic schools to accept religious vaccine exemptions or face scholarship funding loss
  8. Aug 3, 2026NewsByron and Erika Donalds propose education system overhaul focused on school choice
  9. Aug 3, 2026NewsByron and Erika Donalds propose education system overhaul centered on school choice
  10. Jun 10, 2026candidate websiteCarolina Amesty: Policy Priorities and Background

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