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 ...
‘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 ...
Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Park’s tony Park Avenue sits St. Margaret Mary Catholic School, where tuition can top $14,000 a year for a K-8 education. But at this school in the heart of one of Central Florida’s wealthiest ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Universal school voucher plan passes in Tennessee legislature
The passage of Gov. Bill Lee's signature education package culminates the drive from voucher advocates who for decades ...
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 ...
School vouchers fulfill a political agenda, but do not improve public education | Opinion
People gather to protest the school voucher bill at State Capitol Building in Nashville ... Instead, private schools can impose religious indoctrination and discriminatory practices without oversight.
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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 ...