Washington, Oct. 16 -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC. (Oct. 15, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced the School Freedom Act of 2026, legislation empowering parents, not Washington bureaucrats, to decide where their children's federal education dollars go. The School Freedom Act creates School Freedom Accounts, allowing federal education funding to follow the student instead of the system. Parents could direct those funds toward public schools, private schools, charter schools, homeschool curriculum, tutoring, career and technical education, online learning, and other approved educational expenses. "Parents know their children better than any bureaucrat in Washington ever ...