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 […]

Iowa State Auditor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand wants Iowa voters to know he is not opposed to private schools. In a June 28 post on X, Sand wrote: “Let me make my position crystal clear: I’m not against private schools. I just want some common sense reforms to the private school voucher program.” […]

Backpacks are packed, class schedules are set, and Iowa students are returning to school. For families with an approved Students First Education Savings Account, however, one administrative step still needs attention. For the 2026–27 school year, each participating student receives $8,148. Half is available for the fall semester, with the remaining half scheduled for release […]

AFC Growth Fund launched new digital and broadcast ads in Iowa highlighting a family who says education savings accounts have made a difference for their children. Rather than focusing on policy arguments or statistics, the ads put Iowa parents at the center of the conversation. They describe what school choice has meant when tuition became […]