Transforming Challenges into Triumphs for a Florida Microschool

Building an unconventional learning environment for his local community in South Florida, Joshua, an educational entrepreneur, faced a significant hurdle. Struggling against the complexities of legal and bureaucratic rules and regulations, Joshua was faced with circumstances that could potentially jeopardize the viability of his learning environment. Thankfully, by reaching out to the Edupreneur Support team … Read more

Parents Believe School Choices Benefit All Students   

If policymakers care about improving education, listen to parents   By Matt Frendewey, Vice President of Strategy at yes. every kid. foundation.   As the 2024 election season ramps up, education will remain a hot-button issue. While blaring education headlines indicate a political divide among politicians, there’s another side to the story. In fact, there is consensus … Read more

Reimagining Arizona’s ESA Program: Empowering Parents & Ensuring Accountability

Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program is at a crossroads. Serving over 70,000 students, the program empowers families with funding they can direct for their kids’ diverse educational needs, including private schooling and online programs. A new report from Common Sense Institute Arizona and yes. every kid. foundation. suggests that it’s time for significant changes … Read more

yes. every kid. foundation. speaks up for Arizona families at ESA hearing

In May, Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and Minority Leader Andres Cano agreed to create an “Ad Hoc Committee on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Governance and Oversight.” The committee was tasked with gathering information from “experts, parents, and the public about the structure and functions of an appropriate governance and oversight body” over the state’s Empowerment … Read more

New poll shows overwhelming majority of Tennesseans support education freedom 

A new poll in Tennessee found strong support for school choice, with three-quarters of Tennessee voters supporting school choice, and a majority – 56% – strongly in support.   When it comes to education savings accounts, nearly six-in-ten (58%) registered voters support ESAs.  Additionally, voters support expanding the state’s ESA program to all families across … Read more

A Kid’s Perspective on No More Lines 

Imagine a world where a child’s educational journey is not determined by their ZIP code—where the boundaries of their learning are not confined to arbitrary lines on a map. This is the concept of No More Lines policies. It is a topic that is reshaping the landscape of education.   In this blog, we’ll take a … Read more

New poll shows overwhelming majority of North Dakotans support education freedom 

Support was consistent across demographics.  BISMARCK, North Dakota — A new poll conducted by Arc Insights on behalf of yes. every kid. foundation. found that more than two-thirds of North Dakotans support school choice, with 41% in strong support. When it comes to Education Savings Accounts, more than six-in-ten likely voters support an ESA program in North Dakota, with high … Read more

Every student has potential. School choice can unlock it.  

The following is testimony from YESF VP of Strategy Matt Frendewey to the Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Education on October 4, 2023. Published in ReimagineEdOnline.org. Every Kansas child is born with boundless potential only waiting to be unleashed, and each deserves an education designed to unleash their talent. But that’s not possible when we … Read more

New Survey Asks What Michigan Parents Value in K-12 Education

By Matt Frendewey Michigan parents overwhelmingly endorse school choice while also expressing strong support for their local public schools. Contrary to common narratives framing this as a binary choice, recent research from the yes. every kid. foundation. reveals that 69% of Michigan families are in favor of school choice, and 68% also back their local … Read more