A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

Learn What Bills Southern Lawmakers Passed in 2025

A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

Webinar Recap: A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South: Come Learn What Bills Southern Lawmakers Passed in 2025

Hosted by SEF’s Government Affairs team, this virtual event offered a comprehensive overview of the education legislation passed across Southern states during the 2025 legislative sessions.

The discussion covered:

A high-level summary of education-related bills passed in 2025
Emerging policy trends shaping the region
Impacts on early childhood education, school funding, vouchers, teacher pipelines, and student opportunity
SEF’s recommendations to advance equal opportunity in education

Who Tuned In:
State and local policymakers, district leaders, education advocates, nonprofit partners, funders, researchers, parents, educators, and community members invested in education.

Watch the full webinar and explore the presentations to stay connected to the latest policy landscape across the South.

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SEF’s 2025 Legislative Spotlight – Regional Overview

SEF’s 2025 Legislative Spotlight – State-By-State-Overview

What the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Actually Means for Education

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Webinar

A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

Blog

What the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Actually Means for Education

Resource

Here is the Truth: School Vouchers Just Don’t Work

Letter

Preserve Funding for Desegregation Assistance Centers

Letter

Letter to Congress: Invest in our Nation’s Youngest Learners

News

Testimony for Georgia AP African American Studies Hearing

Resource

Model Legislation

Letter

Early education advocates urge major caution on proposed Head Start changes

Statement

SEF Submits Comments to Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Statement

On school vouchers: SEF lauds Georgia lawmakers, disappointed in Florida leaders’ decision

Statement

SEF teams with Fund Georgia's Future to oppose school vouchers

Statement

SEF's testimony to SC House on classroom censorship legislation

Blog

U.S. Department of Education Releases FY 2022 Full-Service Community Schools Application

Blog

Tennessee’s New School Funding Formula: A Promising Opportunity for Education Equity

Amicus Brief

Southern Education Foundation Submits Amicus Brief Opposing Federal Funding for South Carolina School Voucher Program

Resource

SEF Public Comments on the Federal Quality Charter Schools Grant Program

Resource

President's FY23 Budget Proposal Analysis

Letter

SEF Co-Signs Letter Opposing Georgia Promise Scholarship Act Bill (HB 60)

Amicus Brief

SEF Joins Amicus Brief Urging Federal Court to Uphold South Carolina’s Ban on Public Funding of Private Schools

Letter

SEF Requests Increased Funding for HBCUs in Budget Reconciliation

Letter

SEF Co-Signs Letter Encouraging $9 Billion Federal Investment in the Educator Pipeline

Letter

SEF Provides Recommendations for ARPA Investments to Improve Education Equity

Letter

SEF Co-Signs Letter Opposing Expansion of Arkansas' Succeed Voucher Program

Letter

SEF Co-Signs Letter Urging Increased Funding for Full-Service Community Schools

Letter

SEF Opposes Florida School Voucher Expansion Bill

Statement

SEF's Testimony to GA Senate Education and Youth Committee Opposing Expanding Special Needs Voucher Program

Letter

SEF and Nine Other Organizations Send Letter Opposing School Vouchers Bill to Georgia Legislature

Letter

SEF and Seven Other Organizations Send Letter Opposing Private School Vouchers to Arkansas Legislature

Letter

SEF Urges U.S. Department of Education to Preserve Emergency Funds for Public Education

Letter

SEF and 11 Other Organizations Call on Congress to Add Emergency Relief Funds for Schools, Children, Families

Letter

SEF Urges Congress to Reinvest in Public Schools

Letter

SEF Partners to Oppose Education Budget Cuts In GA

Letter

SEF Partners With South Carolina Organizations to Oppose School Vouchers

Resource

SEF Submits Congressional Testimony on Tax-Credit Scholarships, Community Schools

Resource

SEF's Testimony to GA Senate Education and Youth Committee In Opposition of School Voucher Expansion Bill

Resource

Georgia Senate Study Committee on African American Students Adopts SEF Funding Recommendations

Letter

SEF Urges U.S. Department of Education to Retain Critical Equity-Related Questions on the Civil Rights Data Collection

Letter

SEF Sends Letter to the Alabama House Education Policy Committee in Support of Equitable School Funding

Letter

SEF Sends U.S. Department of Education a Memo Opposing the Expansion of Public Funds for Private Schools

Resource

A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

What the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Actually Means for Education

Here is the Truth: School Vouchers Just Don’t Work

Preserve Funding for Desegregation Assistance Centers

A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

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A Spotlight of Education Policy in the South

What the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request Actually Means for Education

Here is the Truth: School Vouchers Just Don’t Work

Preserve Funding for Desegregation Assistance Centers

Letter to Congress: Invest in our Nation’s Youngest Learners

Testimony for Georgia AP African American Studies Hearing

Model Legislation

Early education advocates urge major caution on proposed Head Start changes

SEF Submits Comments to Georgia Professional Standards Commission

On school vouchers: SEF lauds Georgia lawmakers, disappointed in Florida leaders’ decision

SEF teams with Fund Georgia's Future to oppose school vouchers

SEF's testimony to SC House on classroom censorship legislation

U.S. Department of Education Releases FY 2022 Full-Service Community Schools Application

Tennessee’s New School Funding Formula: A Promising Opportunity for Education Equity

Southern Education Foundation Submits Amicus Brief Opposing Federal Funding for South Carolina School Voucher Program

SEF Public Comments on the Federal Quality Charter Schools Grant Program

President's FY23 Budget Proposal Analysis

SEF Co-Signs Letter Opposing Georgia Promise Scholarship Act Bill (HB 60)

SEF Joins Amicus Brief Urging Federal Court to Uphold South Carolina’s Ban on Public Funding of Private Schools

SEF Requests Increased Funding for HBCUs in Budget Reconciliation

SEF Co-Signs Letter Encouraging $9 Billion Federal Investment in the Educator Pipeline

SEF Provides Recommendations for ARPA Investments to Improve Education Equity

SEF Co-Signs Letter Opposing Expansion of Arkansas' Succeed Voucher Program

SEF Co-Signs Letter Urging Increased Funding for Full-Service Community Schools

SEF Opposes Florida School Voucher Expansion Bill

SEF's Testimony to GA Senate Education and Youth Committee Opposing Expanding Special Needs Voucher Program

SEF and Nine Other Organizations Send Letter Opposing School Vouchers Bill to Georgia Legislature

SEF and Seven Other Organizations Send Letter Opposing Private School Vouchers to Arkansas Legislature

SEF Urges U.S. Department of Education to Preserve Emergency Funds for Public Education

SEF and 11 Other Organizations Call on Congress to Add Emergency Relief Funds for Schools, Children, Families

SEF Urges Congress to Reinvest in Public Schools

SEF Partners to Oppose Education Budget Cuts In GA

SEF Partners With South Carolina Organizations to Oppose School Vouchers

SEF Submits Congressional Testimony on Tax-Credit Scholarships, Community Schools

SEF's Testimony to GA Senate Education and Youth Committee In Opposition of School Voucher Expansion Bill

Georgia Senate Study Committee on African American Students Adopts SEF Funding Recommendations

SEF Urges U.S. Department of Education to Retain Critical Equity-Related Questions on the Civil Rights Data Collection

SEF Sends Letter to the Alabama House Education Policy Committee in Support of Equitable School Funding

SEF Sends U.S. Department of Education a Memo Opposing the Expansion of Public Funds for Private Schools

School Privatization Policy Brief