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Policy Federal Literacy Policy Should Work for Children, Not Just Districts

Rianna Saslow, Deputy Director of Policy at National Parents Union America is facing a literacy crisis that threatens the futures of ...

Policy Closing The Promise Gap: How School Choice Can Deliver on Abundance and Affordability

By Charles Barone, Ph.D. The two political ideas that have dominated policy discourse in the past year are “abundance” and ...

Policy 2026 Policy Agenda

Policy Our Children Deserve Better: Protecting Native Education from the Department of the Interior’s Legacy of Harm

“As a Chippewa Cree woman from the Rocky Boy Reservation… I carry with me not just the stories of my community, but the weight of our ...

Policy When Systems Falter, Families Must Anchor Education

By Rev. Manikka Bowman An old African proverb says: “It takes a village to raise a child.” Yet America’s public education ...

Policy Expanding Opportunity for All: Using The New Federal Tax Credit to Support Extended Learning

By Rianna Saslow Summary: As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Congress created the first national education tax credit program, ...

Policy The School Choice Parents Want Is Not the One They’re Getting From Vouchers and ESA’s

By Dr. Charles Barone Many voucher and ESA proponents cite polling showing that 60% or more of parents of K-12 students support using ...

Policy Parents Lead the Charge to Protect Chicago Classrooms Against Political Odds

By Keri Rodrigues and Dr. Charles Barone At the National Parents Union, we exist to put families at the center of decision‑making. This ...

Policy The Senate Defended Education Funding for FY26 – Now the House Must Do the Same

By Rianna Saslow, Deputy Director of Policy, National Parents Union  As members of Congress return to Washington this week, the House of ...

Policy No Kings. Only the People.

From the Desk of Keri Rodrigues President, National Parents Union July 4, 2025 No Kings. Only the People. While this nation celebrates its ...