#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.
Republican plan for ‘school choice’ is just a scheme for private school vouchers
The Educational Choice for Children Act would benefit private and religious schools and higher-income families.
How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas
The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
West Texas legislator and former teacher express opposition to private school vouchers as debate continues over bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made passing a bill that would fund a school voucher program a priority in recent years, but educators and legislators say it would have extreme consequences for public schools.
Why Taking a Stand Against Texas Private School Vouchers is so Important
Vouchers in the Lone Star State are starting to feel a bit inevitable, but that doesn’t mean we should go quietly
How many people asked Gov. Little to veto Idaho school choice? Here are the latest numbers
This weekend, Little’s office issued its totals, showing that among more than 37,000 residents, over 86% asked that the governor veto the bill. Just over 5,000 calls and emails sided with Little signing it into law, according to Joan Varsek, Little’s spokesperson.
Public schools are under attack by Texas and national leaders | Opinion
Trump’s cruel assault on federally funded education and health care programs will result in disastrous long-term consequences impacting everyone in public education, particularly low-income children, kids with disabilities and first-generation college students.
Parents, teachers demanding state lawmakers to repeal school vouchers in Georgia
Parents, teachers demanding state lawmakers to repeal school vouchers in Georgia
Could School Vouchers Turn Off The Friday Night Lights?
The Texas High School Coaches Association sent a letter to members earlier this month urging them to call their state congress members and oppose the voucher system currently established in Senate Bill 2.
Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes
We are professors who focus on education law, with special interests in educational equity and school choice programs. While proponents of school choice claim it leads to academic gains, we don’t see much evidence to support this view – but we do see the negative impact they sometimes have on public schools.
Texas And The Conservative Pushback On School Vouchers
That desire for accountability has sometimes put Republicans among the opponents of taxpayer-funded school vouchers. South Dakota Republicans just killed two bills intended to create expanded school voucher systems.
Private school vouchers and the illusion of choice
Despite being marketed as a “universal” school choice program, SB 2 is not about school choice. It’s about the SCHOOL’S choice.
Texas Teachers Association: Vouchers will financially damage public schools | Opinion
Several states with existing voucher programs have within a few years dramatically increased tax funding for private schools while reducing appropriations for public education. We believe something similar will happen in Texas,
Voters Reject Vouchers—Again!
What the defeat of private school choice measures in three states signals for the movement
Letter: School voucher programs are a scam
They take money from public schools and send it to private schools, which can promote any ideology they want and reject students for any reason.
Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s voucher program
But at this school in the heart of one of Central Florida’s wealthiest communities, about 98 percent of students used taxpayer-funded scholarships worth roughly $8,000 to help pay tuition last year. Only three percent of St. Margaret Mary’s students got that state financial aid just one year earlier.