The school choice movement is at a crossroads, celebrating perhaps its latest victory in a red state but looking at a much more difficult path forward in its quest to make alternatives to public schools easily accessible across the country.

The near universal school choice bill signed over the weekend by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signified the last major Republican-led state to create education savings accounts (ESAs), the north star for the movement, which has seen a string of wins in legislatures across the country since the pandemic.

But the movement's success in Texas is unlikely to be repeated in deep blue territory, meaning advocates are eyeing action on the federal level while pressing ahead in individual states.

"It's clear that we're going to have to continue this march state by state to educate people, to get them involved and to really focus on that, on a strategy that understands how to work school choice into a blue state,” said Robert Enlow, president and CEO of EdChoice.

“I think the federal tax credit program that needs to be in the reconciliation bill right now will go a long way to........

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