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Sky News AU
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘A big win': Trump's school choice policy ‘popular' with Americans
American Culture Project Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis says the Trump Administration's focus on nationwide school choice is 'popular' with the American public. The US House has narrowly passed US President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax and spending bill after weeks of negotiations. 'Red states right now are already passing school choice policies, including my home state of Texas, becoming the 16th state to go all in on school choice,' Mr DeAngelis told Sky News host Rita Panahi. 'This is a big win, it's $5 billion, it's a start, and hopefully, once families get a taste of school choice in those blue states, they will demand their state legislators go all in too.'
Sky News AU
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
WNBA ‘burning itself into the ground' with George Floyd tribute
American Culture Project Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis says the WNBA is 'burning itself into the ground' after the Minnesota Lynx decided to hold a tribute for George Floyd. Lynx star Napheesa Collier took to the centre court before the team's game against the Connecticut Sun to honour the life of the late Minnesotan. 'They should focus on sports, but they're not so good at that, so I guess they are focusing on all of this political ideology,' Mr DeAngelis told Sky News host Rita Panahi. 'You can't make this stuff up; they have operated at a loss each year since its inception, about 30 years ago.'
Sky News AU
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Golden age of America': Donald Trump ‘inspires' Americans to enlist
American Culture Project Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis says US President Donald Trump has ushered in the 'golden age of America,' which has led to a boost in military recruitment. 'The Trump administration inspires confidence, the American first agenda is popular with the American public, and Trump just makes people feel proud to be American again,' Mr Angelis said. 'This is the golden age of America in education, and throughout the rest of the country as well. 'Pete Hegseth's a great leader, he was chosen to be the secretary of defence, so when you have people that are proud of their country, when you don't have DEI ideology infesting all of the institutions, people become proud of those institutions again.'
Fox News
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Three more states join trend of passing universal school choice
Three states joined 11 others in passing universal school choice legislation. Republican Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed a bill that expanded a school choice program to universal eligibility. The Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act will provide $7,000 for students in non-public schools to be used for tuition or tutoring in the 2025-2026 school year. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Ocean Andrew, said that the signing of the bill marks a "major victory for Wyoming families with the signing of HB 199 into law." "This ESA program is a huge step forward in expanding educational freedom and ensuring that parents — not the government — have the ultimate say in their children's education," Andrew said. Idaho recently passed universal school choice legislation a week ago. Republican Gov. Brad Little signed the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit into law. The measure will provide up to $5,000 per student for qualified expenses related to their education, including tuition and fees for enrollment. "With the passage of the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program, Idaho boasts even more abundant schooling options for Idaho students and families. Little added that "Idaho has become the first state to offer education freedom from kindergarten through career." Tennessee's legislature on January 20 passed Republican Gov. Bill Lee's universal private school voucher bill, which saw opposition from some rural GOP lawmakers. "I've long believed we can have the best public schools and give parents a choice in their child's education, regardless of income or ZIP code," Lee said in a statement. The Education Freedom Act gives students $7,296 each to cover education expenses and private school tuition. Lee signed the bill into law on February 12 with hopes of starting the program in the 2025-2026 school year. The three states passing universal school choice legislation is part of a trend of red states expanding education options for children. Lawmakers hope to provide education savings accounts for all K-12 students to use taxpayer dollars to have alternatives to local public schools such as charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Tennessee, Idaho and Wyoming are states with many constituents who live in rural areas. Rural schools tend to face funding challenges due to low enrollment and scarce resources. Rural Republicans, once obstacles to school choice measures, have shifted to supporting the policy. "This year's momentum on the education freedom front should put to bed the myth that rural voters don't want school choice," said Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project. "Rural states are leading the school choice revolution. Three states have passed universal school choice this year, and each of them – Idaho, Tennessee, and Wyoming – are ranked in the top 20 most rural states in the nation based on Census Bureau data." Texas has been facing an uphill battle as Republican lawmakers representing schools in rural areas were at odds with Gov. Greg Abbott's school choice vision. Lawmakers, including Republicans, share concerns that education savings accounts could drain funds from public schools, which are critical for schools in rural districts. Abbott recently announced that he has enough votes to pass a school choice bill after several years of struggling to unify Republicans to support school choice. A total of 14 states passed universal school choice. Indiana's "Choice Scholarship Program" allows children in low- and middle-income families to receive vouchers to attend private schools. It turned out that 98% of families are eligible, making it nearly universal.
Fox News
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump signs executive orders stripping federal funding from schools that teach CRT, supporting school choice
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on education, one to remove federal funding from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory (CRT), and another to support school choice. Trump's executive order on CRT, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," reads, "Parents have witnessed schools indoctrinate their children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking parental oversight." It goes on to say that "Such an environment operates as an echo chamber, in which students are forced to accept these ideologies without question or critical examination. In many cases, innocent children are compelled to adopt identities as either victims or oppressors solely based on their skin color and other immutable characteristics." The executive order states that any K-12 school that does not comply with the directive to end discrimination will lose all federal funding, citing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination over race, color, and national origin for any activity or program receiving federal funding. Trump's executive order on school choice, "Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families," cites the National Assessment of Educational Progress Report Card, highlighting that "70 percent of 8th graders were below proficient in reading, and 72 percent were below proficient in math." "When our public education system fails such a large segment of society, it hinders our national competitiveness and devastates families and communities," the executive order reads. "For this reason, more than a dozen States have enacted universal K-12 scholarship programs, allowing families — rather than the government — to choose the best educational setting for their children." Among other actions, it also directs the Secretary of Education, within 60 days of the order, to "issue guidance regarding how States can use Federal formula funds to support K-12 educational choice initiatives," as well as directs the Secretaries of Labor and Education, within 90 days of the executive order, to propose plans to use grant programs to further educational choice. "President Trump just showed the American people why he won the parent vote by 9 points," Corey DeAngelis, senior fellow at the American Culture Project and executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, told Fox News Digital. "Parents want to be able to direct the upbringing of their children. Parents need to be in charge of their children's education, not the government." Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers, voiced her concern about the educational freedom executive order in a Wednesday press release, saying, "Americans of all political stripes want safe and welcoming public schools where kids are engaged and have the knowledge and skills to thrive in careers, college and life. This plan is a direct attack on all that parents and families hold dear; it's a ham-fisted, recycled and likely illegal scheme to diminish choice and deny classrooms resources to pay for tax cuts for billionaires."
