School choice is on the ballot in Kentucky, Colorado, and Nebraska next week.

Nationwide, polls show voters favor allowing a federal school choice program by about 2 to 1. But when the issue appears on state ballots, it routinely attracts a tsunami of dollars attacking the concept from teacher unions and progressive groups.

In Nebraska, teacher unions are spending millions to overturn a 2023 law creating education scholarships for non-public schools.

In Kentucky,  Amendment 2 would amend the state Constitution to allow tax dollars to flow to students “outside of public schools.” Two powerful statewide officeholders have taken opposite sides, with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear backing the unions and Republican Senator Rand Paul siding with parent groups.

In Colorado, Amendment 80 would ensure all children have “the right to school choice,” including private schools, charter schools, and homeschooling options.

As regular HOTLINE readers know, Unleash Prosperity Now is leading a “25 By 25” campaign with ALEC and school choice groups throughout the country to increase the number of states – currently a dozen – that offer universal school choice programs. We feel confident this group will be joined next year by Texas and Tennessee.

Our big goal is to get to 25 states with full school choice by the end of 2025.