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Month: February 2020

Nebraska Families Deserve School Choice

February 18, 2020 edufreedom

by Matthew Nielsen School choice has been a hotly contested issue in Nebraska politics for several years. Special interest groups,…

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Matthew Nielsen: Nebraska is far behind in embracing school choice

February 15, 2020 edufreedom

By Matthew Nielsen: School choice has been a hotly contested issue in Nebraska politics for several years. Special interest groups,…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: Nebraska, politics, savings accounts, school choice

ESA Parents Speak Out on Data Leak by AZ Dept. of Ed.

February 12, 2020 edufreedom

by Matthew Nielsen Arizona families have been through some difficult times lately due to some extremely poor judgment and potentially…

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Posted in: Interviews Filed under: arizona, esa

Seven thousand school choice students had personal data leaked by state Department of Education

February 4, 2020 edufreedom

On Jan. 27, Dillon Rosenblatt of the Arizona Capitol Times broke the news that the Arizona Department of Education released sensitive information…

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Posted in: Opinion Filed under: arizona, esa, leak

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  • #52: K-12 Education & Parents' Rights
    Jill Upson, Executive Director of the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs in West Virginia, joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss parents' rights in education from various perspectives.  Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.
  • #51: What the Media Got Wrong
    Drew Holden, freelance commentary writer, joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss how the media has been consistently getting it wrong when it comes to the pandemic and K-12 schooling.  Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.
  • #50: Black Minds Matter
    Denisha Merriweather joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss her personal school choice journey and the organization she founded, Black Minds Matter.  Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.

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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) ✅