The most important investment we can make is investing in our children’s future. In 2019 the Tennessee General Assembly did just that by passing an expanded Education Savings Accounts (ESA) program for low income children. This program will bring life-changing opportunities to thousands of families across the Volunteer State. Read more below to learn about […]
Click here to read full report NASHVILLE, TN – American Federation for Children-Tennessee today released a new report, “The Warmth of Other Schools: Supporting Underrepresented Students in Private Schools”. The report is a compilation of existing research and interviews with experts and practitioners who are already engaged in the work of creating the best […]
Click here to view the full report: Warmth of Other Schools Report American Federation for Children-Tennessee released a new report, “The Warmth of Other Schools: Supporting Underrepresented Students in Private Schools.” The report is a compilation of existing research and interviews with experts and practitioners who are already engaged in the work of creating the best learning […]
On Thursday, the Tennessee Supreme Court accepted the widely publicized Education Savings Accounts—or ESA—case. In 2019, the state legislature offered a lifeline to families in our worst-performing school districts. They passed the ESA program, which would allow parents to take a portion of the dollars we already spend on their child’s education and use those […]
Support school choice because education isn’t going back to normal One thing COVID-19 has taught us is that pandemics are apolitical. There is no Democrat or Republican way to die from a viral infection that chokes off our ability to breathe. Another lesson that this awful disease has re-taught us is that health outcomes in […]
Read the Full Brief HERE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2020 American Federation for Children – Growth Fund files amicus brief in lawsuit over Education Savings Account program NASHVILLE – The American Federation for Children Growth Fund has filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit over Tennessee’s Education Savings Account (ESA) program, asking for the Tennessee Supreme […]
JASON EDMONDS, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE at Beacon Center of Tennessee A new research report shows that both Shelby County Schools and Metro Nashville Public Schools would save money if the Education Savings Account (ESA) program was implemented. The research shows that Shelby County schools would save over $2,000 for each student who chose to utilize the […]