Iowa families who missed the June 30 Education Savings Account deadline will get another chance this fall. HF 2754, which took effect in May, added a second ESA application window from October 15 through November 15 for families seeking an ESA for the spring semester. Students approved through this window receive half of the annual […]

EdChoice released new national polling last week based on surveys conducted by Morning Consult in June, July, and August. The results show strong support for Education Savings Accounts among parents, including when voters are asked how a candidate’s position on ESAs could affect their vote. Among all adults, 32 percent said they’d be more likely […]

More than six in ten Hispanic parents entered 2026 expecting to look at a different school for at least one of their children. A January 2026 survey from the National School Choice Awareness Foundation found that 61 percent of Hispanic parents said they were likely to search for a new school in 2026. That was […]

EdChoice’s 2026 Schooling in America survey confirms a point school choice advocates should not miss: Education Savings Accounts remain popular, but many Americans still do not know what they are. That is the communications problem in one sentence. EdChoice released the 2026 survey on August 11. The survey, now in its 14th year, was fielded […]

The Des Moines Register editorial board argues in its August 30 editorial on Education Savings Accounts that Iowa should impose more public-school requirements on private schools that accept ESA funds. Lucas Grundmeier, writing for the editorial board, starts with a fact that isn’t in dispute: Public and private schools have different responsibilities. Public school districts […]