The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 13 states have approved legislation that will expand educational options for families. North Carolina gets a little love from WSJ,
No fewer than 13 states have enacted school choice legislation in 2011, and 28 states have legislation pending. Last month alone, Louisiana enhanced its state income tax break for private school tuition; Ohio tripled the number of students eligible for school vouchers; and North Carolina passed a law letting parents of students with special needs claim a tax credit for expenses related to private school tuition and other educational services.
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Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma have created or expanded tuition tax credit programs. North Carolina and Tennessee eliminated caps on the number of charter schools. Maine passed its first charter law. Colorado created a voucher program in Douglas County that will provide scholarships for private schools.
Last week, John Hood noted that school choice was “the single-biggest result of conservative electoral gains in 2009 and 2010.” It is also the single-biggest defeat for public school advocacy organizations and teachers unions.
