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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.
School choice in Mississippi: A false promise raising taxes and undermining public education
Mississippi’s school choice policies shift public funds to private schools, raising taxes and draining resources from public education while benefiting only a select few families.
Kingsport Board unanimously adopts resolution opposing Education Freedom Act and school vouchers
The resolution frames the issue as one of “transparency and accountability,” saying public and private providers receiving public funds should face the same academic and financial reporting requirements. The presiding board member said the district “opposes this legislation” and asked the superintendent to draft a cover letter to accompany the resolution when it is shared with legislators.
LRSD motions to intervene in lawsuit to stop LEARNS Act school choice vouchers
The Little Rock School District has asked a federal court to let it intervene in a lawsuit to declare the school choice voucher program created under the LEARNS Act unconstitutional and prohibit its implementation.
Ciattarelli’s plan would cripple public schools & add $1.6 billion a year to state budget
Democrats and education advocates warn the proposal could deliver a “death knell” to public schools already grappling with teacher shortages, budget gaps, and potential layoffs.
Where Did the Money Go?
Florida’s school funding shortfall demands transparency — release the Fourth Calculation.
Arkansas Advocate: Little Rock School District argues Arkansas’ school voucher program illegally diverts public funds
In a motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the Little Rock School District also argued that the Educational Freedom Account program hurts public schools by diverting public funds “to support a separate system of private sectarian schools to the detriment of LRSD and other Arkansas public school districts.”
Blackburn, Rose Back Voucher Scheme
Senator Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. John Rose, both Republican candidates for Tennessee Governor, back the state’s new school voucher scheme.
Three waves of school vouchers: A history of expansion and exclusion
Past voucher reforms have been used to perpetuate exclusion and segregation, while recent waves have expanded the programs rapidly without much evidence of academic effectiveness.
Is voucher expansion justified?
Yet, there is absolutely no evidence that the plan, which has previously been implemented in a few counties over the last few years, is actually producing any such results. Shouldn’t we see some success before we “ double down“?
Tennessee built a billion-dollar voucher program designed not to know if it works.
When Tennessee’s legislature debated school vouchers in early 2025, supporters promised the program would help students escape failing public schools while preserving the independence of private education. They looked voters in the eye and said this was about educational opportunity for struggling students. The reality emerging from the state’s Education Freedom Act tells a different story altogether, one that legislators knew before they cast their votes.
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers in fiscal year 2025
The total amount for Ohio’s five private school voucher programs was $1.09 billion, according to data from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Nearly half of the money ($492.8 million) was from Education Choice Expansion vouchers.
DPI data shows general aid decreases for public school districts, $350M diverted to voucher schools
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released its 2025-26 general school aid data this week, showing that 71% of public school districts will receive less general school aid this year, while over $350 million in general aid will be diverted to voucher schools.
Arkansas’ taxpayer-funded student accounts went primarily to religious schools in spring 2025, officials say
Roughly 81% of the private schools that received more than $100,000 in Educational Freedom Account funds in the spring 2025 semester were religiously affiliated, according to researchers and state officials.
How the Colorado Schools Fund is setting up the case for vouchers
On its surface, the initiative looks like another investment in education innovation. But behind its messaging is a decades-long campaign by powerful business and political elites to weaken traditional public schools and replace them with a mix of charter schools, microschools, and, eventually, private school vouchers.
Missouri religious schools reap nearly all the benefit of state-funded school vouchers
“We are simply subsidizing, with tax dollars, parents who would already choose to send their kids to a private school,” state Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, a Kansas City Democrat, told The Independent. “And now we are using public dollars to pay for schools that are not transparent whatsoever in choosing who to educate and who not.”