Alabama is on track to dramatically expand school choice options. That will make the state among 18 others with a universal school choice program. Alabama students join a rally in support of school choice options hosted by the Alabama Policy Institute in Montgomery Jan. 28, 2026. Alabama also allows some school choice within public schools, via transfer, charter school and magnet school programs. The program is popular but still faces plenty of pushback from people who worry that it will drain enrollment, money and resources away from public schools.