Nebraska does not have charter schools.

Nebraska allows Innovation School Zones, which offers flexibility and creativity in designing new school models. Additionally, the state emphasizes career readiness through robust CTE and career development programs while acknowledging the importance of...

Governor Jim Pillen has championed school choice in Nebraska, supporting programs that provide tax credits and state funding for private school scholarships while advocating for fair school funding. He initially backed a tax-credit scholarship program, later...

Nebraska's modest Opportunity Scholarship Act enacted in 2023 is no longer operational, a sad fact given the thousands of parents want and need educational options.

School report cards are not as easily identifiable from Nebraska’s Department of Education homepage, which would be ideal but once you search for report card it takes you to a great site: nep.education.ne.gov, an external portal for data, where report cards...

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

Nebraska’s Blaine Amendment, amended twice, now prohibits only direct appropriations “to” sectarian schools rather than aid provided “in aid of” them. The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld state-funded textbooks and contracts with religious schools, suggesting...