http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/school-vouchers-and-the-religious-subversion-of-church-state-separation-the-guardian/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/school-vouchers-and-the-religious-subversion-of-church-state-separation-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:08:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131796 The Guardian: You can learn a lot about a policy idea by seeing who its friends are. Advocates of voucher programs include the activist organizations of the religious right, such as the Alliance Defense Fund, Focus on the Family, and the pro-creationism Discovery Institute. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/23/school-vouchers-and-the-religious-subversion-of-church-state-separation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/record-number-of-children-enrolled-in-private-school-choice-programs-this-year/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/record-number-of-children-enrolled-in-private-school-choice-programs-this-year/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124137 Alliance for School Choice: More than 210,000 children are participating in publicly funded private school choice programs across the nation, according to the School Choice Yearbook 2011-12—the annual award-winning publication offering the most comprehensive data on the nation’s 27 private school choice programs—released today by the Alliance for School Choice. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/26/record-number-of-children-enrolled-in-private-school-choice-programs-this-year/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/leftists-seek-investigation-of-justice-clarence-thomas/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/leftists-seek-investigation-of-justice-clarence-thomas/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:59:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113722 LaTimes.com: Two liberal groups have asked the Judicial Conference of the United States to investigate whether Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has violated the federal Ethics in Government Act. The prospect of such an investigation is remote, but the conduct cited by Common Cause and the Alliance for Justice is troubling. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/16/leftists-seek-investigation-of-justice-clarence-thomas/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/school-choice-yearbook-2009-10-available-now/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/school-choice-yearbook-2009-10-available-now/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=53663 The Alliance for School Choice has issued its 2009-10 School Choice Yearbook. It is described as follows: The Yearbook is filled with everything you need to know about the modern school choice movement, with a specific focus on events and activities in 2009 and 2010. For example:

• Despite the worst economic climate in decades, funding for school voucher and scholarship tax credit programs increased by $29 million this year, and student enrollment is up by 5 percent, to nearly 180,000.
• There are 11 states (plus D.C.) offering either school voucher programs or scholarship tax credit programs, and five of these programs are designed specifically to help students with special needs.
• Florida has more students enrolled in school choice programs than any other state in the country (46,900 students).
• Indiana is the newest state to add a school choice program, a $2.5 million corporate and individual scholarship tax credit program that will begin serving students in 2010.

]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/01/school-choice-yearbook-2009-10-available-now/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/arizona-supreme-court-state-school-choice-program-is-constitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/arizona-supreme-court-state-school-choice-program-is-constitutional/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:57:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=40708 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/10/28/arizona-supreme-court-state-school-choice-program-is-constitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/15/arizona-governor-signs-laws-to-strengthen-two-school-choice-programs/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/15/arizona-governor-signs-laws-to-strengthen-two-school-choice-programs/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=30108 The Alliance for School Choice: "Brewer signed legislation that eliminated the “sunset” provision on the state’s Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit . . . In signing another bill, Brewer allowed individuals to make paycheck contributions to School Tuition Organizations on a weekly or monthly basis—instead of in just one sum of $500." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/15/arizona-governor-signs-laws-to-strengthen-two-school-choice-programs/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/18/school-choice-advocates-stand-with-families-to-promote-parental-choice-in-education/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/18/school-choice-advocates-stand-with-families-to-promote-parental-choice-in-education/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:04:24 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=27593 Alliance for School Choice: "School choice advocates today questioned the National Education Association (NEA) for their aggressive stance against D.C. school vouchers, arguing that the organization is misinforming Members of Congress about the success of the program." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/18/school-choice-advocates-stand-with-families-to-promote-parental-choice-in-education/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/10/another-successful-school-choice-program-in-jeopardy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/10/another-successful-school-choice-program-in-jeopardy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:12:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=26583 One News Now: "According to The Wall Street Journal, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program currently provides vouchers to roughly 20,000 low-income students in order for them to attend better-performing schools -- public or private. The extremely popular program has been in existence for 20 years, but now -- thanks to Democratic lawmakers in the state -- the program is in jeopardy." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/10/another-successful-school-choice-program-in-jeopardy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/with-strong-bipartisan-support-florida-strengthens-scholarship-program/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/with-strong-bipartisan-support-florida-strengthens-scholarship-program/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:51:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25769 Alliance for School Choice: "More companies can now participate in Florida’s popular parental choice program, thanks to a bill signed last night by Gov. Charlie Crist. The bill—which received strong bipartisan support in the Florida Senate and House—allows insurance companies to receive premium tax credits for making donations to nonprofits that help provide low-income students with scholarships to attend private schools." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/02/with-strong-bipartisan-support-florida-strengthens-scholarship-program/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/30/new-report-school-choice-in-indiana-would-help-families-provide-long-term-savings-for-taxpayers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/30/new-report-school-choice-in-indiana-would-help-families-provide-long-term-savings-for-taxpayers/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:06:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=22907 Alliance for School Choice: "If passed, a new school choice proposal would, in just five years, save Indiana taxpayers millions of dollars annually, according to a report released today by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and cosponsored by the Alliance for School Choice and School Choice Indiana . . . To learn more about the study and the proposed new law, visit www.INscholarships.org." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/04/30/new-report-school-choice-in-indiana-would-help-families-provide-long-term-savings-for-taxpayers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:38:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=18073 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/03/12/arizona-court-upholds-private-school-tax-credit/feed/ 2