#SCHOOLVOUCHERSCAMS
Our Voucher School Scam$ page, which we began in September of 2023 in response to the recent flood of irresponsible universal voucher programs includes a sorting feature that allows you to search voucher scams by state and by 12 categories.
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, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.
Trump’s latest executive order overreaches to steal money from public school students to fund private school vouchers
Trump is using his Project 2025 playbook to privatize education because he knows vouchers have repeatedly been a failure in Congress and rejected by voters at the ballot box
Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Senate could vote on the proposal as soon as next week. Democrats on Tuesday criticized the bill saying it fails to prioritize the state’s neediest children.
Lee’s school voucher plan is not for us
The governor’s proposed $400 million school voucher plan is a “scam,” State Senator Oliver writes
School vouchers fulfill a political agenda, but do not improve public education | Opinion
Tennessee’s public education system is under siege by wealthy conservative oligarchs, including former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who are bankrolling Republican leaders to push school vouchers.
Vouchers researcher casts doubt on Tennessee governor’s plan
Josh Cowen, an author and professor of education policy at Michigan State University, told reporters that 75% of the students who use vouchers in other states are enrolled in private schools already. The other 25% suffer academically, he said, because they attend “subprime” schools that pop up when states offer new subsidies.
Tennessee K-12 and higher education students will suffer due to school vouchers | Opinion
Instead of siphoning funds from higher education and public schools, we should be investing in solutions that strengthen these systems for all Tennesseans.
$861 Million for Vouchers
The group notes that not only will vouchers increase state costs, but local taxpayers will also be on the hook for the voucher scheme.
Education Expert Warns: Vouchers Bust Budgets, Fail Students
Policy analyst says Tennessee should be aware of the risks of voucher programs
Cleveland City School Board announces opposition to school voucher programs
The resolution from Cleveland City Schools’ Board of Education expressed concerns about the potential negative impact of voucher programs on public education.
Florida’s growing school voucher program has a high price tag, analysts say
Two years after the Florida Policy Institute (FPI) predicted a high price tag for Florida’s universal school vouchers, the independent non-profit’s analysts say it’s coming true.
School Vouchers Don’t Make Sense
The entire idea of a private school is that parents want their child to get what they think is a better educational experience. They should pay for that experience, not take resources away from other students.
Oak Ridge and Voucher Opposition
A retired teacher from Anderson County spoke to the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge about the reasons she opposes Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher scam.
Lucas: Youngkin’s private school vouchers ‘not going to happen’
“I just want to make sure that we’re clear that the governor is not going to take any money from public schools for vouchers for private schools,” Lucas said to reporters following Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth address on Monday morning.
Little and Critchfield ignore how ‘school choice’ will blow a hole in Idaho’s budget | Opinion
They also knew their taxes were supporting the public school two blocks away, and although that was not my parents’ “choice” for my education, they respected and supported the state’s responsibility to support the public schools.
