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GOP-led states keep adding school voucher programs as critics worry about cost
Using taxpayer money, U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs to pay for private schools and homeschooling expenses ...
Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg ...
Liberation News3dOpinion
Texas voucher program, part of billionaires’ agenda, will defund public schools
School vouchers are taxpayer funded subsidies given to families that send their children to private schools. #education ...
The Lewiston Tribune3dOpinion
OPINION: Idaho’s GOP lacks the final word on vouchers
Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little sought — and then disregarded — public opinion when he signed the voucher bill into law. Of ...
Press-Telegram3d
Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money ...
InkFreeNews.com3d
$2 Cigarette Tax, Voucher Expansion In Final Budget Compromise
Republican lawmakers in the Senate and the House appear to have reached a final budget compromise, as detailed in a late ...
New York Magazine4dOpinion
‘Education’s Version of Predatory Lending’
It’s why I called vouchers education’s version of predatory lending, because you do see the other side, and these do come ...
Broward school board’s lone conservative member resigns, cites ‘toxic environment’
The resignation is the latest plot twist for the Broward school district, which has seen years of politically-charged turmoil ...
San Antonio Current7d
'It’s what’s best for a very select few': Some Texans skeptical about vouchers as they near the finish line
hesitated to tout the bill’s passage as a victory for his school, despite Abbott and pro-voucher lawmakers saying it would ...
Daily Journal7d
At Indiana Statehouse, budget cuts, hemp regulations and school board partisanship hang in the balance
House Speaker Todd Huston (left) and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray answer reporter questions ... bridge ...
Times Union12d
Commentary: Housing vouchers will give children the stability they need to thrive
Families with vouchers are twice as likely to fight evictions and remain housed. Stability isn’t just about having a roof over your head; it’s about allowing kids to stay in the same schools ...