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With Sarah Huckabee Sanders' backing, AR's education freedom landscape saw significant growth in 2023! Lifting the cap on open-enrollment charter schools, among other changes, led the state to improve by 13 spots overall.

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Alaska's 40th rank belies its innovative schools' ambitions, hindered by tradition, urging parental mobilization for change!

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The Garden State has been considerably barren over the past few years and needs a bumper crop of change!

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Sitting in the same rank of 38 that it was two years ago, Oregon is another state that finds the status quo to be preferable to transformational education.

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The Land of Enchantment is anything but enchanted, with low reading proficiency and rigid mandates hindering diverse student success; parents need better options.

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Like a bad day at the Derby, special interest groups dominate education in Kentucky. Power

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VA jumped 10 spots in 2024 to #35, fueled by lab schools and parental engagement, showcasing entrepreneurial leadership despite lacking comprehensive opportunity laws.

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Channeling the spirit of the Boston Tea Party into education could liberate students from failing schools, foster innovation, and empower real change post-COVID. ParentPower

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Vermont's "Town Tuitioning Program" provides some choice, but innovation in public education lags behind, awaiting a wave of reform.

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Despite repeated failures, some state leaders fought for parents' educational rights. Progress is slow but promising across the plains.

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Limited parent power in Hawaii, but the climate for personalized learning is sunny, giving the Aloha State a small boost in the 2024 PPI ranking.

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The Magnolia State is a national model for going from one of the worst states in reading proficiency to among the best. Keep blooming, Mississippi!

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Nevada's booming charter school enrollment hits a wall due to legislators' hesitation to open up education opportunities. Let's deal a better hand for our students!

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The Lone Star State's education struggle: Despite above-average charter school laws, millions are still underserved with recent efforts falling short. Hope for improvement persists.

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NY's once pro-parent, pro-innovation leadership fostered groundbreaking charter schools, but powerful teacher unions now stifle progress, leaving parents stranded.

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The Pine Tree State ascends 7 spots in parent power fueled by fierce advocacy for school choice, yet challenges remain.

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The Gem State scores a low C- for parent power for failing to have meaningful choice programs. Not a lot to ask from a state leading in other dimensions!

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Despite early adoption of education freedom, proficiency struggles and challenges for low-income students demand urgent expansion efforts.

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Colorado: Rocky Mountain high with endless opportunities, but is ranking average and needs to strive for the more rarified air.

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Michigan leads in charter law & education innovation yet fails to heed families' demand for critical choice programs, bringing the Great Lakes State score down to a low C.

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Tennessee slips in parent power as calls for crucial education program expansion go unheard by lawmakers. Despite leadership efforts, the status quo prevails.

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Education disparities persist in the Constitution State. Learn why: parentpowerindex.edreform.com

The Land of Lincoln sees education falter as leaders bow to special interests, stripping parental power. Illinois plummets from 29 to 44 in state rankings.

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The First State makes information accessible to parents and leaders -- that's why this Small Wonder has to act bigger.

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Despite its tech prowess, the Evergreen State’s education landscape is lacking. It's time to cut through the education forest, Washington!

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Once the guiding light for the early education reform movement, the North Star State slipped in the rankings, surpassed by states with more options & newer innovations.

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The Show Me State's 2024 scholarship expansion opens doors for students, but with limited chartering and innovation incentives, it lands a low C.

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The Granite State rocks innovation & education freedom despite a weak charter law. Now let's see further legislative action where the demand is rock solid.

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The Big Sky State's 2023 education overhaul: passed ESA, two charter laws, despite legal hurdles, boosted parent power rank from 43rd to 17th.

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