Del. Ben Harrison

Alabama's CHOOSE Act: Harrison Family's Success

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently highlighted the Harrison familys success with the states new school choice program, the CHOOSE Act. This 2024 law allows parents to use education savings accounts for schools outside their zone or alternative options like smaller classes. The program, which started last year, saw a surge in funding and applications, with 29,341 submissions for 48,927 students in the 2026-2027 round. The Harrisons, with three girls, have experienced the programs benefits firsthand, and notifications for approved families will be sent in April, with spending starting from July 1st. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d0a3796ddde013d1

Governor Ivey Introduces a CHOOSE Act Family: Meet the Harrison Family

GREENSBORO – Governor Kay Ivey on Friday introduced the Harrisons, an Alabama family utilizing the CHOOSE Act, the governor’s education savings account (ESA) program. Parents Autumn and Eric Harrison have three children: Scarlett who is in 6th grade; Henleigh in … Continued

Ben Harrison op-ed: Alabama AI exploitation bill shows we had a chance to protect families, but we didn’t take it

Spend enough time around our political system, and you’ll eventually watch the right thing fail for no good reason. That is where I find myself today, reflecting on how House Bill 347 – a straightforward, carefully written piece of legislation to protect Alabama families – failed to pass in Montgomery. Unfortunately, the people who will […] The post Ben Harrison op-ed: Alabama AI exploitation bill shows we had a chance to protect families, but we didn’t take it appeared first on Yellowhammer News .