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The Wren Report – Arthur Brooks (2/24/2017)

Education
February 24, 2017


This week’s Wren Report is about our upcoming event with Arthur Brooks and our trip to Rock Hill to be on the radio show Straight Talk. 

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Coverdell ESA vs. South Carolina ESA

When the South Carolina Education Scholarship Account (ESA) legislation was being written, there was the option of naming it an Education Savings Account (ESA). South Carolina legislators chose not to do this because of the confusion it might create with federal Coverdell Education Savings Accounts.     The key difference aside from state versus federal law is whose money funds the

Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) 101

Across the nation, an innovation known as Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) is enjoying strong, bipartisan, legislative, parental, and taxpayer support. Why? Because with ESAs, a basic principle of fairness and freedom is achieved: state-appropriated education dollars follow the child. With that aspiration fulfilled, every child, but especially the most vulnerable, can finally receive the customized education they need to reach their full potential.

For a full COVID-19 recovery, South Carolina must maintain and expand education choices

Because of regular tracking by professional monitors of state spending, both in government and in the media, the impact of COVID-19 on public education budgets is coming into focus. It is now clear that even with federal support, states and school districts will be scrambling to meet current emergency needs while also preparing for anticipated

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