The president and executive director of the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program (GOAL) discusses the state's tax-credit scholarship program. Georgia has two private school choice programs: the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship and the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit. GOAL, one of the state's largest scholarship organizations, participates in the tax-credit scholarship program.

In this episode of our Choice in the States series, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick talks with Chad Aldis, vice president for Ohio policy and advocacy at The Fordham Institute. They discuss the growth of Ohio's 15-year-old school choice program, the Autism Scholarship Program, and the journeys of the state's four other programs.

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In this episode, we chat with Nate Barrett, senior director of research and evaluation at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. He discusses centralized enrollment systems, parental accountability and more.

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In this episode of our Choice in the States series, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick talks with Brandon Dutcher, senior vice president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. They discuss the beginnings of the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities, and how the state's tax-credit scholarship program has nearly doubled the number of participating students in the past year.

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Kevin Currie-Knight, teaching associate professor at East Carolina University, discusses topics in his new book, "Education in the Marketplace." He unpacks school choice in relation to market libertarianism, the segregation debate and more.

In this episode of our Choice in the States series, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick chats with Grant Callen of Empower Mississippi. They discuss expanding the state's programs beyond special needs, the future of school choice and more.

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John Merrifield, professor of economics at the University of Texas San Antonio and an EdChoice fellow, discusses 20 years of researching school choice and reform. He unpacks topics in his book, "The School Choice Wars" (2001), and previews his new book, "School System Reform: Why and How Is a Price-less Tale," coming out this fall.

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In this episode, Thrival Academy Executive Director India Hui discusses taking students to Thailand, engaging in mindfulness training, visiting an elephant sanctuary, and more. Thrival Academy is a one-year, study-abroad high school for 11th grade students. The school is considered a an innovation network institution part of Indianapolis Public Schools.

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In this episode of our Choice in the States series, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick chats with Jonathan Butcher from The Heritage Foundation. They discuss the history of Arizona's tax-credit and ESA programs, how ESAs work in the state, and more.

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Legislative sessions are winding down, so what is our state team doing now? In this Monthly Debrief podcast, EdChoice's Senior Director of State Relations Michael Chartier, Director of Policy Jason Bedrick and Director of State Relations Lauren Hodge discuss everything from program expansions in Ohio to winning bets.

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