Jeb Bush

1 week ago | the74million.org | Jeb Bush

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter After decades of debating private school choice, Texas has delivered a monumental victory for its students and families. With the passage of a $1 billion education savings account (ESA) program, Texas joins a growing list of states giving parents real power to customize their children’s education.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jeb Bush

Among the many reasons people want to call Florida home is the quality of the state’s communities and the ability to enjoy year-round activities. That’s why so-called lifestyle communities are so popular — offering residents amenities to socialize, play tennis and pickleball, swim, golf and enjoy a range of other activities. It’s like having a country club in your own backyard and Florida developers have been building them since the 1990s.

2 months ago | k12dive.com | Jeb Bush

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Jeb Bush served as governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 and is chairman of the board of directors of ExcelinEd, a nonprofit that supports state leaders with policy solutions for improving education. All families deserve access to schools and learning environments that work best for their kids. Everyone benefits when that’s the North Star policymakers follow.

2 months ago | edweek.org | Jeb Bush

The federal government often falls short of solving our most challenging problems because our most challenging problems are more complex and nuanced than a one-size-fits-all approach can offer. State policymakers grapple with ideas that start in Washington and trickle down to the local level with layers of bureaucratic strings attached. It drove me crazy when I was governor of Florida.

2 months ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jeb Bush

A quarter-century ago, I signed Florida's first private school choice program into law to give low-income students in underperforming schools access to more and better learning opportunities. That core mission has not changed. As the nation's leader in education freedom, Florida now gives students from all backgrounds more opportunities than ever before to access learning environments where they can reach their God-given potential.