About The School Choice Index

The School Choice Index is a non-partisan editorial reference for Education Savings Accounts, vouchers, and tax-credit scholarships across all fifty US states. We started this project because the policy landscape moved faster than the public conversation about what these programs actually do, and because the existing reference sources were either advocacy groups, agency websites, or news outlets writing from one beat at a time. We wanted a single, plain-English, continuously updated reference that treats the families and schools navigating these programs as the primary audience.

What we do

We maintain a dedicated page for every state’s school-choice program (or its absence), with eligibility rules, award amounts, allowable uses, application windows, and primary-source links. We publish long-form editorial pieces on the policy and mechanics of school choice. We send a monthly newsletter on legislative changes, application windows, and eligibility updates.

What we do not do

We do not advocate for or against the expansion of school-choice programs. We do not accept paid placement from program administrators, scholarship granting organizations, or advocacy groups. We do not publish individual reporter bylines; every piece of editorial work appears under “The School Choice Index Editorial Team,” because the value of an editorial reference comes from its institutional consistency, not from individual voice.

Our editorial standards

We cite primary sources — the bill text, the administrative rule, the administrator’s published guidance — wherever possible. We attribute and link directly. We do not paraphrase advocacy materials as if they were neutral analysis. When the evidence is genuinely mixed or the policy question is contested, we say so rather than picking a side.

Corrections are published openly and date-stamped. If you find a factual error, please reach us through the contact page. We respond to every correction request, including the ones we decline.