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School choice ballot measures were in front of voters in Kentucky, Colorado and Nebraska. Voters say no to school vouchers. Story by Kelsey Dallas • 1d.
School vouchers, or school choice as it's known among advocates, is public funding for children to attend private schools. It's a controversial policy — some say it undermines the public school ...
This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. Three ballot initiatives on school choice failed on Election Day, ...
Congress is considering a bill which would for the first time create a nationalized school voucher program, redirecting billions in federal funding from public schools toward private schools.
That breaks down to $16,667 per private school pupil and $686 per public school child. This is a case of taking from the needy and giving to the greedy. Vouchers are a dagger to the heart of our ...
School vouchers allow low-income families to send their children to private schools they may not otherwise be able to afford. Yet public financing for private education is still relatively uncommon… ...
NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.
Let us stand united against school vouchers and work towards a brighter future for our public education system. Our children deserve nothing less. Juan Hinojosa, Democrat, is state Senator for ...
“School vouchers are increasingly eating up state budgets in a way that I don’t think is sustainable long term,” said Whitney Tucker, director of state fiscal policy research at the Center ...
Gov. Greg Abbott has made passing a school voucher program a top priority since 2023. Fort Worth clergy members: ‘Say no to school vouchers’ | Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Politics ...
School voucher supporters in Texas claim momentum’s on their side. The Texas House will pass “school choice” someday soon, they say. The chamber’s GOP bloc opposed to voucherlike proposals ...
Opinion. Who Really Benefits from School Vouchers? I do not pretend to know the motivation of Jeff Yass. But I do know that Mr. Yass is not a Texan, and I also know that Texas is not for sale.