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State Testimony
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March 26, 2026
A Concurrent Resolution: To Urge Congress to Dismantle the United States Department of Education
There is little evidence that the federal Department of Education (ED) has made any positive impact on students since it was founded in 1979. Fewer than one-third of eighth graders, nationally, were proficient in math and reading in 2024—this is after $268 billion in annual federal education spending. Forty-six years and trillions of dollars have not helped students.
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March 23, 2026
AFPI-GA Applauds Committee for Advancing Resolution to Return Education Authority to the States
Atlanta, GA—The America First Policy Institute’s Georgia Chapter (AFPI-GA) issued the following statement after the Special Rules Committee advanced HR1299, a resolution supporting the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education and the return of education authority to the states:
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March 20, 2026
AFPI Applauds Kansas Legislature for Passing Education Freedom Bill Expanding Scholarship Opportunities
Washington, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement after the Kansas State Legislature passed House Bill 2468, which elects Kansas to participate in the federal education freedom tax credit and expands the state’s existing tax credit scholarship program. The bill now heads to Governor Laura Kelly’s desk.
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March 17, 2026
Arizona Is at It Again: The Next Step Advancing Education Freedom
Washington, D.C.—Today, Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement about Arizona’s potential to expand more pathways for families to support educational options offered in House Bill 4037, which would establish a refundable tax credit for filers that do not have students within the public school system, and that do not have an Empowerment Scholarship Account:
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March 16, 2026
AFPI Statement on Governor Beshear’s Veto of Education Freedom in Kentucky
Washington, D.C.—Today, Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement following the veto by Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky’s legislation (House Bill 1) that would permit participation in the new federal tax credit scholarship program created in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.
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