Senate Bill 2288 would give taxpayers an income tax credit in exchange for contributions that provide educational scholarships to low-income students. The credit would be equal to 75% of the amount contributed by the taxpayer. Kansas Family Voice of North Dakota strongly believes that the best educational system is one that gives children a wide-open
It’s a busy week in Topeka. One bill that is getting a lot of emphasis is the expansion of the Student Tax Credit Scholarship and we need your help to get it passed. This program has given hundreds of students an opportunity for a better education. This is an existing program that allows taxpayers to
Senate Bill 2176 would reimburse parents of students who previously received in-person instruction, but who now are receiving remote instruction by parents because of COVID. It would provide $1,500 in funds to the family for the first child, and $500 for each child thereafter and be entirely financed from federal COVID funding, not the state
Fellow North Dakotans, COVID has been a trying experience for us all, but perhaps in a unique way for parents of K-12 students. Parents have had to instantly become teachers at home, taking an enormous amount of time to help their children study, as well as buying computers and supplies, upgrading internet service, supplying lunches,
The most important book a parent will ever read? That’s what Dr. Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians has called it. Today, we are thrilled to release to you a brand-new (and FREE) book we’ve coauthored with Focus on the Family: Back to School—for Parents. If you’re like many parents, the classroom may
Dear Friends— After an abysmal month at the U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts and the conservative wing of the Court handed school choice and religious freedom proponents a major victory last week in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts ruled that Montana’s application of a “no-aid provision”
There was a ceremony on Monday that celebrated the graduating students of Shiloh Christian High School. It was heartwarming and a wonderful celebration, as the graduating class received their diplomas and embarked on their new journey to life outside a school setting. I am extremely grateful to the staff and faculty who taught them, not
Dear Friends, Comprehensive sexual education in the public school system has become increasingly more graphic and political in recent years, to the dismay of many parents. For example, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Texas—the same district that recently hosted a drag queen for “Pride Week Story Time” in one of its elementary schools—adopted a radical
I received an email recently from a mother who was understandably upset about the book her 9-year-old daughter had checked out of their public school library. The book seemed innocent enough, but after perusing it a bit, it was apparent that it served up the politically correct LGBTQ+ agenda to elementary school children. To quote
We are fortunate enough to live in a nation where we can live out our God given rights in many scenarios. Yet, one of the places that children’s religious freedom is under attack is in schools. A lot of this is simply because either intentionally or unintentionally there is a lot of confusion around what
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