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South Carolina Supreme Court Sets Legal Precedent for Education Choice
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Eidson v. SC Department of Education that parents may not use South Carolina’s Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program (ESTF) to pay tuition and fees at private schools—but they may use the program to pay for other educational services, including tutors, technology help, therapies for students with disabilities, and transportation.
EdChoice Legal Advocates filed an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in a case challenging the power of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood to exclude Catholic preschools from participating in Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program.
EdChoice Legal Advocates Moves to Defend Montana Charter Schools
EdChoice Legal Advocates, joined by Montana’s Frontier Institute, is leading a coalition in filing an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief in a case challenging the Community Choice Schools Act, which authorizes Community Choice Schools as options for Montana families. The Montana Family Foundation and the Mountain States Policy Center joined the brief as well, which was filed August 2, 2024.
Montana Legal Ruling Marks Big Win for Montana Special Needs Students
Judge Mike Menahan of the Montana First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, has denied a request to stop the program, which went into effect July 1, 2024. The ruling means that qualifying families of students with special needs may continue submitting claims to the Montana Office of Public Instruction for covered educational costs payable from their ESAs.
Meet Tom Fisher: Vice President and Director of Litigation for EdChoice Legal Advocates
Read more about Tom Fisher’s background as Indiana Solicitor General and what brought him to EdChoice Legal Advocates as the Vice President and Director of Litigation.
EdChoice to Court: Special Needs ESA Program Should Move Forward
HELENA— EdChoice Legal Advocates (EdLA) is arguing before the Montana First Judicial District Court, explaining why the state’s new school choice program for students with special needs should be protected and permitted to launch.
EdChoice Moves to Defend New Montana Education Savings Account Program
HELENA— On behalf of a Montana family, EdChoice Legal Advocates (EdLA) has petitioned a Montana court to defend a new education savings account program for students with special needs.
Inclusive Paths: A Parent’s Fight for Educational Diversity for Students with Disabilities
In Montana, a family’s quest for a suitable educational path for their children, particularly one with special needs, underscores a pivotal issue facing many American families today. Sue Vinton, a Montana State Representative from Billings, knows this personally.
EdChoice and Institute for Justice Launch Partnership to Represent Parents in Court
To safeguard choice programs for families, EdChoice is engaging in the litigation battle directly, creating EdChoice Legal Advocates (EdLA) to house these new efforts. EdLA will partner with the Institute for Justice to represent families and their right to educational choice in court, eventually fully assuming education litigation duties from IJ.
A Veteran’s New Mission: Ensuring Education Equity in Montana
After retiring from the Navy, Clifton Grilley fights for education equality in Montana, seeking essential services for his special needs sons through the state’s ESA program for students with disabilities.
Parents Move to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Utah Fits All Scholarship Program
The Partnership for Educational Choice—a joint project of the Institute for Justice (IJ) and EdChoice—announced they will be representing mothers Maria Ruiz and Tiffany Brown to defend against a newly filed lawsuit attempting to shut down the Utah Fits All Scholarship (UFAS) program.
The Partnership for Educational Choice—a joint project of the Institute for Justice (IJ) and EdChoice—announced it intends to intervene on behalf of Arkansas parents to defend the state’s Education Freedom Accounts program against a newly filed lawsuit.
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