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By Mesha Mainor & Alfredo Ortiz Last year, Georgia enacted the Promise Scholarship Act, which Mesha helped pass in 2024 by a single vote in the statehouse. This program provides up to $6,500 per year for students in the attendance zones of the lowest performing 25% of state public schools. These funds are a lifeline for Georgia families stuck in failing schools, giving them the opportunity they need to get the education they deserve. The program has been a tremendous success,

By: Jonathan Williams Hugh Hewitt spoke with ALEC President and Chief Economist Jonathan Williams last week about Mississippi’s schools, legislative priorities, and the growing movement for universal school choice. “The Southeast is awfully competitive, not just in football, but in policy too,” Williams said. “We have tax cuts, and we’ve got all kinds of good ALEC policies that we’ve been getting some major wins, and Mississippi is now finding themselves as islands surrounde

By: Andrew Handel The Center Square recently ran an opinion editorial authored by Education and Workforce Task Force Director Andrew Handel. The piece pushed back on recent comments made by West Virginia State Board of Education President Paul Hardesty regarding school choice and the HOPE scholarship program. In 2021, West Virginia lit the spark that would turn into a flaming beacon of hope for American families. That was the year that the West Virginia legislature passed th

By: Lee Schalk ALEC Senior Vice President of Policy Lee Schalk joined The Rod & Greg Show on 105.9 KNRS to discuss America’s fast approaching 250th anniversary. In recognition of such a momentous occasion, ALEC has joined the America 250 Civics Education Coalition , a nationwide effort led by Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon, America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Turning Point USA, and more than 40 other national and state-based organizations. Together, the c