Children's Scholarship Fund Oregon

08/08/2026

🔥 Something big is happening inside Portland’s schools — and most parents are unaware.

On August 19, Cascade is joining legal and policy experts to expose race‑based policies quietly reshaping school funding, parent rights, and classroom equity. One Portland parent discovered the discrepancy when his own daughter’s school was shortchanged — and what was uncovered should concern Oregon families.

If you think you know how “equity” works in public education… you probably want to hear this.

📅 August 19
🕛 12–1 PM Pacific
🔗 Click to see what’s really going on — and how you can help stop it.
https://bit.ly/4xnMOYU

Register today to receive a link to this live event.

Center for Individual Rights

07/17/2026

School choice didn’t just grow — it exploded. EdChoice’s 30‑year report shows what happens when families finally get real options: ESAs expand, participation surges, and millions of students find schools where they can thrive.

From Arizona to West Virginia to Florida, educational freedom has gone mainstream. The “politically impossible” is now the everyday reality for 1.5 million students.

Oregon should take note. When parents choose, students win.

https://bit.ly/4ycinWG

The result was a surge in interest unlike anything the movement had seen before. States created new programs, participation exploded.

07/04/2026

This Fourth of July marks 250 years since a bold idea changed the world.

That our rights come from our Creator, not government. That free people can govern themselves. That liberty creates opportunity, innovation, and human flourishing.

Those ideas made America exceptional. They remain as important today as ever.

Happy Independence Day from Cascade Policy Institute.

06/11/2026

Are screens affecting educational outcomes? With the upsurge in using screens to teach, we're also seeing the decline in educational performance.

On June 25, the FCC is deciding whether to open a formal review of technology in the classroom and is seeking the public's opinion. What do you think?

https://bit.ly/4oiqbBS

New York Post

Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency wants to ensure federally subsidized internet supports education, not distractions.

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave everything in service to our country.

Their sacrifice shaped the freedoms we live with every day and reminds us that opportunity is never something to take for granted.

At CSF-Oregon, we believe honoring their legacy also means investing in future generations.

Today, we remember with gratitude and respect.

03/24/2026

Free market research and study will evolve state-wide policies for the better — but they need support in order to move forward.

Your donation to Cascade helps power independent research, educational events, and policy solutions that promote individual liberty, economic opportunity, and responsible government in Oregon.

https://bit.ly/4sho2rg

03/23/2026

Arizona’s education officials are calling for a correction.

A major outlet reported “20% ESA fraud.”
The actual figure from a random audit: 0.3%.

The difference? Misreading a targeted, risk-based review as if it applied to the whole program.

Accuracy matters. https://bit.ly/4cUr3ZU

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) accused a major media outlet of misrepresenting the amount of fraud that occurs within the state’s school choice program. Per ADE, 12News claimed the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program had fraud totaling 20 percent. ADE said ...

03/20/2026

The “ESA fraud crisis” narrative just collapsed.

Arizona’s random audit found:
• ~2% unallowable spending
• 0.3% fraud

The widely cited “20% misuse” claim came from a misread of non-random, risk-based data.

Facts > headlines.
https://bit.ly/47HIOIf

By Matthew Ladner & Jason Bedrick | It is said that a lie travels halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on. But when the truth finally catches up, it tends to arrive with receipts. In recent weeks, anti-school-choice activists have accused Arizona’s popular Empowerment Schola...

03/19/2026

School choice is growing fast in the U.S. — with 1.3 million+ students now using private school choice programs, a 25% increase in just one year.

But “school choice” isn’t one policy. States use different models — including Education Savings Accounts, tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, and tax credits — each offering families different levels of flexibility.

One idea connects them all: families, not systems, should decide how children are educated.

https://bit.ly/3MRYku8

State Policy Network

States fund school choice programs in one of four main ways. We break down how they work and the pros and cons of each.

02/28/2026

Where do you think government works best — and where should it step back?

Share one example of each in the comments. 👇