For over a decade, Michigan’s virtual public schools successfully battled for equitable funding. But during the 2025 budget standoff, parents and partners applied relentless pressure, and lawmakers ultimately restored full funding for virtual public schools. Read more about how this victory reinforced virtual education as a vital part of Michigan’s public school system and highlighted the power of parent advocacy.

All it took was one moment to change everything for Alabama mother and veteran Tamar’s family. It began a journey that led Tamar to fight for not just her child, but every child’s safety and right to choose an education that can be a safe haven and brings back the joy of learning. This is their school choice story.

For Texas mom Carkenda, the need to exercise school choice came after years of watching her son, A’Miere, struggle in a traditional classroom. She saw his spark at home, his curiosity, his energy, but at school, it dimmed. This is their story.

Today, we’re previewing findings from an upcoming white paper we’ve co-sponsored with The Community Advancing Digital Learning on the importance of modernizing the National School Lunch Program. 

When Arkansas mom Brittney Blagg moved her daughter to virtual school to escape relentless bullying, she found safety but lost access to the National School Lunch Program that once kept her family afloat. Her story reveals a painful inequity as more than 347,000 online public school students are excluded from the meals their brick-and-mortar peers receive. It’s time to update outdated policies and ensure every child, no matter where they learn, has access to a nutritious school lunch.

Families like Kimberly’s across the United States are forced to decide whether to send their children to a school that does not meet their needs, or to choose a model where they thrive academically and emotionally but lose benefits they rely on.