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Gov. Bill Lee signs Tennessee private school voucher program into law, expanding access
The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.
Tennessee governor signs new school voucher program that will exclude some immigrant families
Bill Lee on Wednesday will sign legislation designed to drastically expand school voucher access throughout the Volunteer State that will allow families to use taxpayer dollars on private school expenses regardless of income.
Without income requirements, Florida’s school voucher program booms
Florida’s education voucher system, already the nation’s largest has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two years. Maybe you haven’t realized just how much it has expanded. Voucher use has risen by 67% since lawmakers eliminated income eligibility requirements.
Here’s the impact of Florida’s voucher overhaul at five local schools
Florida transformed its private education system with a 2023 law allowing any K-12 student to get an $8,000 taxpayer-funded scholarship, also known as a voucher. Here is a look at the profound impacts of that change on five Central Florida private schools.
Behind the numbers: Our analysis of Florida’s school voucher explosion
In 2023, the state lifted the income cap on its voucher program, opening the state scholarships to all. Here’s what we did to gauge the impact.
How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
In the wake of Florida’s 2023 education reforms, private schools across the state have seen a huge surge in the number of students using taypayer-funded vouchers to pay a portion of their tuition. The Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel created this searchable database using data from the state Department of Education and Step Up for Students,
Survey: Tennesseans oppose expansion of private school voucher program
A recent online survey revealed strong opposition among Tennessee voters toward expansion of the state's private-school voucher program. More than 500 Tennesseans participated in the survey by the bipartisan polling firm Red America,
The School Voucher Measures Moving In The Background
As the media focuses on Washington, D.C., state legislatures move measures to expand private school voucher programs, taking ...
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School vouchers officially signed into TN law: What does it mean?
It’s official and signed into law. School vouchers are here to stay in Tennessee. The controversial Education Freedom Act is ...
Florida’s supercharged voucher program sends millions to wealthy families, pricey private schools
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
How Trump school voucher order could affect Michigan's private and homeschool landscape
While Michigan's constitution forbids the use of public money for private school, President Trump could sidestep a ...
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Idaho Senate committee OKs private school subsidy bill
State senators will get a chance to vote on a $50 million private school tuition subsidy bill in the near future.
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Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)
Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be ...
The number of NC private school vouchers has doubled. Here’s how to apply for one.
There’s been a 144% increase in the number of students getting a private school voucher since last school year.
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Do Texas School Vouchers Cover Average Private School Tuition?
$11,050 is the average tuition among all K-12 private schools in Texas. $10,729 is the average cost of tuition at private ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stumps for vouchers at San Antonio private school
Texas Governor Greg Abbott plans on speaking at a private school in San Antonio on Monday, February 17. Hosted by the Texas ...