ACE Superintendents Conference July 10, 2013

1. ACE Superintendents Conference July 10, 2013

2. States with Publicly-FundedPrivate School Choice Programs WA ME VT MT ND NH MN OR MA NY ID WI SD RI MI WY CT PA IA NJ NE OH NV DC IN DE IL UT WV VA MD CO CA KS KY MO NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA AL MS TX LA AK FL HI

3. 38 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

4. Voucher Programs In a voucher program, the public funds that would have been spent on a child’s behalf at a public school follow that child to the private school of their parents’ choice.

5. 38 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

6. Scholarship Tax Credit Programs In a scholarship tax credit program, individuals or corporations donate funds to a charitable organization that provides scholarships for children to attend the private school of their parent’s choice. In turn, the state gives these donors a tax credit worth up to 100% of their contribution. Note: The scholarships are provided using private funds.

7. 38 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

8. Parental Tax Credit Programs In a parental tax credit program, the state provides parents who send their children to private schools with a tax credit that reimburses them for some of the costs for educating their children. Note: Middle class and wealthier parents are most able to benefit from a parental tax credit unless the tax credits are made refundable.

9. 38 Publicly-Funded Private School Choice Programs

10. Education Savings Accounts In an ESA program, the state puts funds that would have been spent on the child’s behalf at a public school into an account that the parents control. The parents may spend the money as they see fit on their child’s education. Note: ESA’s give parents the greatest amount of choice in designing their child’s education. In fact, unspent funds can be saved to pay for college.

11. Enrollment Growth 1990-Present

12. Enrollment Growth Since 2000

13. Growth in Public Funds

14. 245,854 Students Participating in 2012-13 School Year

15. Average Scholarship Value 2012-2013

16. Choice Enrollment by State

17. Private School Scholarship Funding by State

18. Legislative Progress for School Choice Legislation Number of states that have passed legislation out of at least one chamber Number of chambers that have passed choice legislation

19. Legislative Progress 2013 WA ME VT MT ND NH MN OR MA NY ID WI SD RI MI WY CT PA IA NJ NE OH NV DC IN DE IL UT WV VA MD CO CA KS KY MO NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM GA AL MS TX LA AK FL HI 2 Passed ONE Legislative House Passed TWO Legislative Houses 13

20. Growth in States with Programs

21. Voucher Programs • Bigger, Bolder Programs • Indiana • Louisiana • Arizona • Ohio • Wisconsin • North Carolina? • More Bipartisan Support • Florida • North Carolina • Iowa

22. Growing Democratic Support

23. Democratic Support in 2006

24. Democratic Support in 2007

25. Democratic Support Growing • Between 2006-2010, a majority of the school choice bills enacted into law had the support of a Democratic Governor or a Democratic Legislative house. • Since 2006, seven Democratic Governors have enacted fifteen school choice bills. • Since 2006, 14 legislative chambers with Democratic majorities adopted school choice bills.

26. Democratic Governors who approved school choice measures

27. Democratic legislative majorities that approved school choice bills

28. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 In Florida, 46% of the Democrats voted to dramatically expand the scholarship tax credit program. Plus, an expansion of the special needs scholarship program was authored by Democrats in both houses—and passed with a majority of Democrats on board.

29. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In the 2010 Pennsylvania race for Governor, both the Republican and Democratic nominees supported a voucher proposal by Democratic State Senator Anthony Williams.

30. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In North Carolina in 2011, a special needs education tax credit passed the House 94-20 and the Senate 44-5 with 65% of the Democrats voting in favor. • In 2013, the statewide voucher legislation was authored by two Democrats and two Republicans. • In 2013, the House passed a special needs voucher unanimously.

31. Continued Progress with Democrats since 2010 • In Iowa in 2013, both houses of the legislature passed an expansion of their scholarship tax credit program unanimously. • In Louisiana, the legislature created a statewide voucher program with a strong bi-partisan vote. • In Ohio, Democratic votes helped keep a new statewide voucher program in the budget and two Democrats are the authors of a new scholarship tax credit proposal. • In Rhode Island, the Democratic Speaker Pro Tem is the author of a statewide voucher proposal.

32. Lessons Learned Most initial school choice victories come as part of a larger legislative package or deal—not as separate legislation.

33. Lessons Learned Republican control is not necessary or sufficient for success.

34. Role of GOP in InitialSchool Choice Victories * Obviously, in the case of the federal government, the chief executive is the President. ** In Iowa, the Republicans and Democrats were tied in the Senate but the Senate Democrat Leader was the key advocate for school choice.

35. Lessons Learned Gubernatorial leadership is valuable but it is no longer required for success.

36. Lessons Learned The most recent victories in these states were legislatively driven: Arizona Florida Georgia Iowa Oklahoma New Hampshire Alabama

37. Initial School Choice Victory

38. Lessons Learned In America, where you start does not determine where you can end up.

39. Birth Order in States with Multiple Programs