U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce Holds Hearing on Expanding Education Freedom and Charter Schools

The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee held a field hearing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to discuss expanding educational freedom, focusing on the new federal Education Freedom Tax Credit set to take effect in 2027. The hearing also examined H.R. 7082, the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act, which aims to update the Charter Schools Program statute to better serve students in charter schools, for instance, by allowing schools to purchase buses and digital subscriptions based on real enrollment.