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On behalf Americans for Prosperity activists across West Virginia, I urge you to support on HJR 102, Clarifying that the policy-making and rule-making authority of the State Board of Education is subject to legislative review, approval, amendment or rejection. This vote may be recorded in our 2022 session legislative scorecard. The purpose of this resolution […]
On behalf of our respective activists across the state, we encourage you to support the Senate Education Committee Substitute for SB 216, Creating Student Journalist Press Freedom Restoration Act. The Bill of Rights protects and enumerates the civil liberties of every American. Those rights make the great American experiment possible. In fact, free speech empowers […]
Introduced by Rep. Wes Cantrell, House Bill 999 will provide universal Promise Scholarship Accounts ATLANTA, GA — Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) today applauded the introduction of a new bill that would provide universal promise scholarship accounts. The Georgia Educational Freedom Act, introduced by Georgia State Rep. Wes Cantrell (R-Woodstock), will give every Georgia family the […]
NASHVILLE, TN — Americans for Prosperity-TN (AFP-TN) previewed its 2022 Legislative Agenda, which includes priorities to unlock economic freedom, expand educational opportunity, and enact criminal justice reforms. The 2022 Legislative Agenda is available here. AFP-TN State Director Tori Venable released the following statement: “As lawmakers return to Nashville, AFP-TN is focused on advancing policies that will help every […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Americans for Prosperity – Florida (AFP-FL) celebrated the announcement that Florida has the most favorable charter school laws nationwide. The Center for Education Reform (CER) released their annual Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard, which showed Florida jumped from #5 to #1. CER credited a new law that allows charter schools to be authorized by sponsors outside school […]
LOUISVILLE, KY — Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky (AFP-KY) released a statement on a recent lawsuit filed against the Education Freedom Act (HB 563), previously supported by the grassroots organization. HB 563, which passed last session in March, will not only give low- and middle-income students educational opportunities, it will create open enrollment policies so all students […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced a statewide six-figure television and digital ad campaign thanking Governor Ron DeSantis for supporting legislation that will give parents and students educational opportunity to meet their unique needs. Watch the TV ad here. AFP-FL State Director Skylar Zander issued the following statement: “Governor DeSantis is fighting […]
Proposal Would Allow Homeschooled Students to Work During School Day With Parent’s Permission Lansing, Mich. — Today, Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) urged the House Education Committee to pass H.B. 4063, a bill that would allow students who are homeschooled to work during the day with a parent-issued work permit. The Committee is scheduled to consider the legislation Tuesday, […]
“Empower students, families and teachers – not unions.” Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today announced a statewide campaign to boost support for SB 1014, a bill before the State Senate that will give teachers more control over their paychecks. The legislation would end automatic paycheck deductions, increase transparency and ensure workers are not forced […]
