Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
‘Collision path’: Idaho lawmakers cross party lines on competing school voucher bills
Bill co-sponsors Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, and Senate Majority Leader Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, told the committee ...
In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results
States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...
Tennessee GOP bills target public school education for immigrant children without legal status
This story has been updated. Tennessee Republican leaders have set their sights on overturning 40 years of U.S. Supreme Court ...
Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
The three-term Republican governor touted his achievements on border security as he calls for more tax cuts and more money ...
Lawmakers who flipped votes on vouchers say Knox County Schools are protected
Rep. Jason Zachary's last minute flip to support Gov. Bill Lee's voucher pilot in 2019 exempted Knox County. Now, he says ...
Knox County school board chair testifies to lawmakers in favor of private school vouchers
Betsy Henderson, who oversees the Knox County's public schools, said "we cannot allow another year to pass without giving ...
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Melissa Cropper: Rural communities lose when vouchers replace public schools
School funding in Ohio is at a crossroads. One direction – fully funding the Fair School Funding Plan – leads toward adequate ...
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School vouchers pass both the Tennessee House, Senate after special session
The Tennessee House voted to provide school vouchers to families in all 95 Tennessee counties. It passed in both chambers but ...
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As a conservative lawmaker, here's why I oppose Gov. Lee's school vouchers plan | Opinion
and real workforce training – without stripping our state education funds or treating rural schools like piggy banks for ...
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Texas GOP forges ahead on school vouchers as local districts suffer from lack of state dollars
Greg Abbott is able to ramrod a bill creating school vouchers though the Texas Legislature. During his State of the State ... opponents aren’t going down without a fight.