Jude Schwalbach
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Jude Schwalbach is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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When public schools keep certain students out—or make them pay to attend
Because of loopholes in Ohio’s open enrollment laws many of the state’s highest-ranked public schools remain out of reach for most children.
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Kansas students will benefit from new K-12 open enrollment law
But some Kansas policymakers want to roll back mandatory open enrollment before it even begins.
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Many of Virginia’s public schools charge significant tuition to transfer students
Research finds 55 Virginia public school divisions charge non-resident tuition rates to transfer students.
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Wisconsin’s K-12 open enrollment program is working for rural school districts
More than 73,000 of Wisconsin's public school students used open enrollment last year and 31% of transfer students transferred to rural school districts.
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A bipartisan reform to increase school choice, improve public schools
Open enrollment allows students and parents to find the best public schools for their educational and social needs.
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Progressives should support public school open enrollment to help schools and students
Allowing kids to transfer to the public schools of their choice is a win-win policy for California’s students, public school advocates, and school districts.
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Florida’s open-enrollment program is a popular and overlooked school choice success
Nearly 1-in-10 of the state’s public school students rely on open enrollment to attend schools that are the right fit.
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K-12 open enrollment would be a win-win for Virginia’s students and schools
Open enrollment gives families more choices and improves public education.
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Education savings accounts and open enrollment would help Tennessee’s students and schools
School choice policies make schools more responsive to students’ needs.
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Ranking the K-12 open enrollment laws passed in 2023
With 85 percent of K-12 students still attending public schools, open enrollment policies are critical to school choice.
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California’s public school advocates should embrace open enrollment
Lawmakers and public school advocates should expand and streamline open enrollment policies so all of California’s students can access public schools with available seats.
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Texas needs public school open enrollment
A robust open enrollment law would give students access to available seats in all public schools and ban public schools from charging transfer tuition.
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Parents can be satisfied with public schools and also want more educational choices
If more states expanded their education marketplaces, more families could afford to prioritize factors besides location.
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New data shows Arizona’s public schools, including rural ones, can compete in an education marketplace
Schools are attracting students from outside their boundaries, giving students and families options to find the public schools best for them.
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Do you think your state has K-12 open enrollment? You might be wrong.
Policymakers should strengthen their open enrollment policies so every student can choose a public school that is the right fit, regardless of where they live.
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Public school districts should embrace open enrollment
School districts should embrace open enrollment as a reform with wide-reaching benefits for students currently enrolled in traditional public schools.
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Open enrollment can help California’s public schools attract students
California has a path to improve school choice for parents and students in ways that parents, schools, and public school supporters should embrace.
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Public school open enrollment proposals advance in several states
It is excellent news for students and parents that several states are finally untethering public schools from housing.