Center for Education Opportunity

Policy Priorities

Increasing Education Opportunities
Increasing Early Literacy
Creating Greater Student Outcomes
Improving Spending on Education

For American families and students today, education provides a pathway to the realization of their aspirations and a realization of their dignity. Right now, public education achieves neither end. The key to a better education system, one that serves both America and Americans, is advancing policies that puts American families first, including choice. That’s exactly what the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is here to achieve. AFPI will formulate educational policies that provide educational opportunity for all American families. This means putting parents and students—not bureaucracies, unions, or politicians—in charge of the education of America’s next generation. AFPI aims to restore our system of public education to its original, legitimate purpose: educating and raising the next generation of Americans, facilitating their dreams—and our prosperity.

AFPI aims to restore our system of public education to its original, legitimate purpose: educating and raising the next generation of Americans, facilitating their dreams, and our prosperity. Providing a high-quality education with opportunities that benefit every student will create greater outcomes for our next generation.

Team

Erika Donalds

Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter

Laurie Todd-Smith,

Director, Center for Education Opportunity & Director, Center for the American Child

The Honorable Scott Turner

FORMER: Chair, Center for Education Opportunity CURRENT: United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Julia Butch

Policy Analyst, Center for Education Opportunity and Center for 1776

General Mick Zais

Senior Fellow, Center for Education Opportunity

Latest

Fact Sheet | February 10, 2025

The Educational Choice for Children Act Benefits South Carolina Families

In recent years, the educational choice movement has emerged as a powerful force in the political landscape of the United States. In September 2024, the movement celebrated another win as the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) bill passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee, signaling that school choice could reach millions more families. In January 2025, identical Senate and House bills were reintroduced.

Fact Sheet | February 10, 2025