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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Following Governor Mike Parson’s signature of Senate Bill 727 today, Americans for Prosperity – Missouri (AFP-MO) applauded him for his commitment to providing personalized education options for all Missouri students. The sweeping legislation, which will expand the state’s charter school system and Education Savings Account (ESA) program in addition to raising public […]

Cheyenne, WY – Americans for Prosperity – Wyoming (AFP-WY) vowed to keep fighting for education freedom in Wyoming today after a line-item veto by Governor Mark Gordon of legislation that creates Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). With the governor’s line-item vetoes, House Enrolled Act 53 will provide an ESA in the annual amount of $6,000 to students […]

Teachers unions in West Virginia are using strikes and work stoppages to ask for higher wages and increased benefits. They’re also using this strike as an opportunity to voice their opposition to legislation that would offer education savings accounts to special needs students. The teachers’ strike over pay and benefits shouldn’t be muddled with whether lawmakers allows education freedom for some of the […]