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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.
Most of the families applying for Alabama’s new school vouchers have kids in non-public schools
More than half of families who applied for Alabama’s new school voucher program have children attending a private school or are home schooling, numbers that buoy school choice advocates who say the flood of applications proves the approach is what parents want
School vouchers have more opposition than support from Houston-area residents, Kinder Institute finds
As Texas lawmakers advance a proposal to create a voucher-like program, a Rice University study found that 46% of Houston-area residents have some level of opposition. Forty-one percent of respondents showed some support for a voucher program, while 13% said they did not know about it or had no opinion on the matter.
Arizona private school voucher advocate makes false claim to Congress
Clark: “Absolutely not. In fact, not a single public school has closed in Arizona in the over 12-plus years that we’ve had an ESA program in our state.”
The statement is false.
School vouchers distract from the real solutions that Texas public schools need | Opinion
Take the Leander Independent School District. This district in my own community recently announced an historic budget shortfall. The consequences are immediate: larger class sizes, worsening classroom conditions and more strain on our already overburdened educators.
In rural Texas, some voters are hesitant about school vouchers. Are their lawmakers listening?
But the voucher plan has also caused contentious clashes between some rural voters and the lawmakers who represent them.
Voucher Advocates Alarmed By Soaring Costs Of Texas Program
The 2023 proposal cost was $500 million annually for just 62,500 students. 2025 proposal, cost $1 billion in its first year, with estimates to $4.6 billion by 2030.
Opinion: Just say no to private school vouchers
We support public schools with our taxes because education is too important to our society to leave it to chance. Public education is a cornerstone of our democracy, and a thriving democracy needs citizens to be educated.
Letter to the Editor: School vouchers are not good for District 87 in Texas
The state of Texas can not afford one school system, a fact that is punctuated by the fact that Texas ranks 41st in school funding. Creating two systems seems very unconservative to me.
In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers
“In a little community like ours, the school is one of the few places we have left where we come together as a community,” says Reser-Jaynes. “We set aside our differences and we cheer on all our children in sports and in the arts. How can we allow that to be put in danger of being lost?”
NC’s expanded vouchers have a hidden cost. Public schools will feel it | Opinion
They claim that providing hundreds of millions of tax dollars to help families pay for private school tuition will not affect public school funding. But that’s not what the experience in other states shows.
New North Carolina Governor Seeks to Freeze Tax Cuts, Phase Out School Vouchers in Budget
New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein wants Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax cuts and scale back private school vouchers that expanded dramatically recently
Opinion: Texas school choice is a scam
However, they only give Texas families the illusion of choice. Rather, they’re an attempt by lawmakers to dismantle the public school system as we know it. Vouchers give power to unregulated private schools and wealthy families in exchange for the most vulnerable people in our society having worse public education opportunities.
Shelter Skelter: How the Educational Choice for Children Act Would Use Tax Avoidance to Fuel School Privatization
The Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 (ECCA) would ostensibly provide a tax break on charitable donations to organizations that give out private K-12 school vouchers. Most of the so-called “contributions,” however, would be made by wealthy people solely for the tax savings, as those savings would typically be larger than their contributions.
Public education is the foundation of democracy. Texans should defend it | Letters
I want to see my tax dollars go to public schools. Public education is the foundation of a multiracial democracy.
Arkansas School Voucher Application Accused Of Promoting ‘Resegregation’
An Arkansas school voucher application has been slammed for promoting “resegregation” after it offered parents an option to express if they were seeking a “different racial mix of students” as a reason for applying.