Inside the movement to redirect billions of taxpayer dollars to private religious schools
This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and The New Yorker. The Ohio Model: Rarely seen letters show how the ...
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House committee considering a cap on school voucher spending, increases to public school funding
The House Public Education Committee is slated to discuss priority legislation creating education savings accounts and ...
Opinion
Time for Maryland to cut private school vouchers
Facing a fiscal crisis, legislators should act now to eliminate Maryland’s private school voucher program, writes.
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El Paso teachers' unions advocate increased school funding, decry vouchers at Texas legislature
El Paso teachers’ union leaders headed to the Capitol to advocate for school funding as many districts throughout the county ...
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Texas voucher bills have appearance of academic accountability, but in practice it won’t mean much
The Texas voucher bills don't require voucher recipients to take the state standardized tests, making it difficult to measure how much they're learning compared to students in public schools.
Midland Daily News on MSN1d
Trump’s school choice push adds to momentum in statehouses
More than 12 states in the past two years have expanded programs that allow families to use taxpayer dollars to send their ...
Where's the money? Florida seeks to better track school voucher funds at private schools
The Florida Senate has a plan to crack down on a school voucher program to improve tracking to ensure state money follows the ...
Texas Monthly5d
Are School Vouchers Really “Welfare for the Wealthy”?
Why even school choice advocates are skeptical of the $3.7 billion program racing through the Texas Legislature.
Top Texas Republicans push for private school vouchers as opponents fear impact on public schools
The bill has faced widespread pushback from advocates for public schools. One hundred fifty-eight out of Texas’s 254 counties ...
Amid budgetary battle, Georgia families have two weeks left to apply for private school vouchers
The state’s private school voucher program offers $6,500 per student. Additional application windows will open in June and September.
New private school in Tallahassee will replace Title I charter school
The closure is expected to happen at the end of the school year in May, and the new school is anticipating opening in August.
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In rural Texas, some voters are hesitant about school vouchers. Are their lawmakers listening?
This legislative session, creating Education Savings Accounts — which would let parents use public funds towards private ...