Looking beyond parental choice, here are ten other updates from across the country about how states and school systems are confronting the challenges posed by COVID-19 and its variants - and working to preserve student progress amid the pandemic: CONNECTICUT - A State Program to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism Is WorkingĪ new report by an Education Research Collaborative between the Connecticut Education Department and prominent state research institutions - including Yale University, the University of Connecticut, and Wesleyan University - demonstrated remarkable success for a pandemic program implemented in some 15 Connecticut school districts. Largely modeled on previous school choice efforts in Florida and Arizona, among others, states like Nebraska, Iowa, Utah, and Arkansas are forging ahead with their efforts to allow use of education funds outside of traditional public school systems. In recent weeks, at least seven states have advanced discussions or legislation around “school choice” measures like charter school expansions and the establishment of Education Savings Accounts, which allow families to use state education funds towards attendance at private schools. Tulane School of Liberal Arts January 31, 2023 #Economics Professor explains the difference between education savings accounts and vouchers and what those differences mean at the state level in this article. The #schoolchoice movement is gaining traction in some states.

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