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Research Report
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February 17, 2026
Restoring Civics Education to Revitalize Our Republic
As the United States approaches its 250th “Semiquincentennial” anniversary, questions of civic virtue are moving to the forefront of the national discussion. The Trump Administration has made unprecedented investments in civics and patriotic education, while simultaneously revitalizing America’s commitment to school choice, apprenticeship programs, and workforce readiness. It is also working to advance a national renewal of civic pride under the banner of a new American History and Civics Education initiative, building on the historic work of the 1776 Commission
Statement
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February 11, 2026
Ohio Becomes the Latest to Commit to Returning Educational Authority to States and Parents
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is supporting the national effort led by Secretary Linda McMahon to return education control from the U.S. Department of Education to the states and today, Ohio joined the growing movement. The Ohio Legislature’s swift resolution marks another victory in the fight to end federal control of education and restore educational authority to where it belongs: states, local communities, and parents.
News Release
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February 9, 2026
Education Freedom Will Eventually Prevail in Mississippi
The recent defeat of the omnibus bill designed to expand education opportunity in Mississippi is disappointing, but the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is confident this is not the end of the quest for education freedom by families in the Magnolia State.
Issue Brief
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February 9, 2026
Designing Education Savings Account Programs to Maximize Education Freedom
Education savings accounts, also known as education scholarship accounts, permit families to exit the traditional public school system and assume control over how and where their child learns. When a parent uses an ESA, a portion of the funds their local district would have received from the state for the student is deposited into a private account that is controlled by the parent and monitored by the state or an approved entity.
Op-Ed
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February 5, 2026
Don’t Fear ESAs. They Save Arizona Taxpayers
Arizona parents are embracing school vouchers, but the governor wants to end them. Exploding ESA use says families are all-in for school choice.
Experts on K-12 Education Freedom
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How Mississippi Beat the Odds: Gov. Tate Reeves on Literacy Reform and the School Choice Revolution
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Secretary McMahon, AFPI, TPUSA, & Partners Launch New Civics Coalition
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America First Roundtable: Breaking the Education Cartel
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AFPI Files Title IX Lawsuit to Protect Oregon Girls’ Rights
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America First Unfiltered: Criminals Deported, AI in Classrooms, & DEI Dismantled
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Detransition Awareness Day
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AFPI Celebrates National School Choice Week
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AFPI Welcomes Erika Donalds as Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
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Riley Gaines Joins America First’s Athletes Coalition as Vice Chair
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National School Choice Week 2024: The Education Freedom Revolution
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Combating Fentanyl in Schools
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