Education is a top priority to millions of American families, and parents should be empowered to choose a safe and effective education for their children. To serve that goal, The Heritage Foundation has published the Education Freedom Report Card, to serve as a guide for assessing education freedom in each state.

Our report card measures four broad categories (School Choice, Transparency, Regulatory Freedom, and Spending) that encompass more than two dozen discrete factors. //

Public school teachers make up just half of all education jobs. //

Since 1950, public school enrollment is up 100%, teacher jobs are up 243%, and administration jobs are up 709%. //

K-12 spending is up 3X since 1970, with no meaningful academic gains.