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Month: June 2019

Adam Smith

The Power to Tax: a fundamental difference between public and private entities

June 28, 2019 edufreedom

by Justin Olson As Adam Smith famously quipped in The Wealth of Nations: “There is no art which one government…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: charters, finance

School Choice Is about Rewarding Good Teachers

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by Dr. Corey DeAngelis Note: This article first appeared on the blog of the Cato Institute. Reproduced with the permission…

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Posted in: Shared Filed under: finance, International, teachers

Organized Labor Takes Aim at non-Union Teachers

June 18, 2019 edufreedom

It’s taken about two years to wind up for the swing, but national teacher unions have been relentless in their…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: legislation, national, unions

Families Choose Choice

June 17, 2019 edufreedom

When given the option, families tend to pursue alternative educational options most often when one or more of their students’…

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Posted in: Opinion

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West Virginia House

Passed Committee on Finance 13Feb2021

Passed Committed on Education 12Feb2021


HB 2013 Sponsors


Primary: Joe Ellington (R)

Cosponsor: Joshua Higginbotham (R)

Cosponsor: Amy Summers (R)

Cosponsor: Caleb Hanna (R)

Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (R)

Cosponsor: Johnnie Wamsley (R)

Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (R)


Washington House

HB 1215 Sponsors



Primary: Vicki Kraft (R)

Cosponsor: Jesse Young (R)

Cosponsor: Bob McCaslin (R)

Cosponsor: Robert Sutherland (R)

Cosponsor: Jim Walsh (R)

Cosponsor: Jenny Graham (R)

Cosponsor: Joel McEntire (R)

Cosponsor: Rob Chase (R)


Virginia House

HB 2225 Sponsors



Primary: Glenn Davis (R)

Cosponsor: Mark Cole (R)

Cosponsor: Dave LaRock (R)

Cosponsor: Bill Wiley (R)


Died in Committee

Votes to table the bill:

G. "John" Avoli (R)❌

Lamont Bagby (D) ✅

Mark L. Cole (R)❌

John J. McGuire III (R)❌

Delores L. McQuinn (D)✅

Martha M. Mugler (D)✅

Sam Rasoul (D)✅

Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D)✅

Oregon Senate

SB 658 Sponsors



Dennis Linthicum (R)


Oklahoma Senate

SB 532 Sponsors



Rob Standridge (R)


North Dakota Legislature

HB 1369 Sponsors



Primary: Rep. Tom Kading (R)

Primary: Rep. Scott Louser (R)

Primary: Rep. Lisa Meier (R)

Primary: Rep. Mike Schatz (R)

Primary: Rep. Michelle Strinden (R)

Joint: Sen. Mike Dwyer (R)

Joint: Sen. Diane Larson (R)

Joint: Sen. Janne Myrdal (R)


New Hampshire Legislature

HB 20 Sponsors



Primary Sponsor: Rep. Sherman Packard (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Carol McGuire (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Roderick Ladd (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Jason Osborne (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Glenn Cordelli (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Gregory Hill (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Maureen Mooney (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Jess Edwards (R)

Co-sponsor: Rep. Karen Umberger (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Jeb Bradley (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Ruth Ward (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. John Reagan (R)

Co-sponsor: Sen. Charles Morse (R)


Nebraska Legislature

LB 364 Sponsors



Lou Linehan (R)

Ray Aguilar (R)

Mike Groene (R)


Missouri Senate

SB 251 Sponsors



Robert Onder (R)


Kentucky Senate

SB 25 Sponsors



Ralph Alvarado (R)

Kansas House

HB 2119 Sponsors



House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

Indiana House

Committee on Education



Beau Baird (R) ✅

Timothy N. Brown (R) ✅

Chris Campbell (D) ❌

Robert W. Cherry (R) ✅

Edward D. Clere (R) ✅

Edward O. DeLaney (D) ❌

Chuck Goodrich (R) ✅

Carey Hamilton (D) ❌

Earl L. Harris Jr. (D) ❌

Robert Heaton (R) ✅

Dave Heine (R) ✅

Jack Jordan (R) ✅

Christopher N. Judy (R) ✅

Sheila J. Klinker (D) ❌

Daniel J. Leonard (R) ✅

Peggy Mayfield (R) ✅

Tonya Pfaff (D) ❌

Gregory W. Porter (D) ❌

John Prescott (R) ✅

Cherrish S. Pryor (D) ❌

Elizabeth Rowray (R) ✅

Harold Slager (R) ✅

Holli Sullivan (R) ✅

Jeffrey A. Thompson (R) ✅


Idaho House

HB 62 Sponsors



Priscilla Giddings (R)


Arkansas House

HB 1371 Sponsors



Lead Sponsor: Ken Bragg (R)

Primary Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (R)

Primary Sponsor: Brian Evans (R)

Primary Sponsor: DeAnn Vaught (R)


Georgia House

HB 60 Sponsors



Wes Cantrell (R)

Kasey Carpenter (R)

Rick Jasperse (R)

Heath Clark (R)

Barry Fleming (R)

Jodi Lott (R)


Florida Senate

Committee on Education



Lori Berman (R) ✅

Jennifer Bradley (D) ❌

Doug Broxson (R) ✅

Manny Diaz, Jr. (R) ✅

Joe Gruters (R) ✅

Travis Hutson (R) ✅

Shev Jones (D) ❌

Kathleen Passidomo (R) ✅

Tina Scott Polsky ❌

Perry Thurston (D) ❌



Tony Bisignano (D) ❌

Joe Bolkcom (D) ❌

Nate Boulton (D) ❌

Claire Celsi (D) ❌

William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) ❌

Eric Giddens (D) ❌

Robert Hogg (D) ❌

Pam Jochum (D) ❌

Kevin Kinney (D) ❌

Jim Lykam (D) ❌

Liz Mathis (D) ❌

Janet Petersen (D) ❌

Herman C. Quirmbach (D) ❌

Amanda Ragan (D) ❌

Jackie Smith (D) ❌

Todd E. Taylor (D) ❌

Sarah Trone Garriott (D) ❌

Zach Wahls (D) ❌

Waylon Brown (R) ✅

Jim Carlin (R) ✅

Jake Chapman (R) ✅

Mark Costello (R) ✅

Chris Cournoyer (R) ✅

Dan Dawson (R) ✅

Dawn Driscoll (R) ❌

Jeff Edler (R) ✅

Julian B. Garrett (R) ✅

Tim Goodwin (R) ✅

Jesse Green (R) ✅

Dennis Guth (R) ✅

Craig Johnson (R) ✅

Mike Klimesh (R) ✅

Carrie Koelker (R) ✅

Tim Kraayenbrink (R) ✅

Mark S. Lofgren (R) ✅

Zach Nunn (R) ✅

Jeff Reichman (R) ✅

Ken Rozenboom (R) ✅

Jason Schultz (R) ✅

Tom Shipley (R) ❌

Amy Sinclair (R) ✅

Roby Smith (R) ✅

Annette Sweeney (R) ❌

Jeff Taylor (R) ✅

Zach Whiting (R) ✅

Jack Whitver (R) ✅

Craig Williams (R) ✅

Brad Zaun (R) ✅

Dan Zumbach (R) ✅