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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. 

07/11/2025

Newly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘both public schools and religious freedom’

The national school voucher program in the new law, disguised as a tax credit scheme, offers dollar-for-dollar tax credits in exchange for contributions to nonprofit entities that provide tuition scholarships to students who attend private schools, including religious schools. For the first time in our nation’s history, under this system, taxpayers will be subsidizing religious school tuition with federal tax dollars.

07/11/2025

Public Education at a Crossroads: Vouchers, Cuts, and the Fight Ahead

The so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” is really a billionaire tax scam — a massive giveaway to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working families. While the president and congressional leaders try to sell it as relief, the truth is this bill will make life harder for millions of Americans.

07/11/2025

Indiana spends $497 million on private school vouchers. Report shows who gets the money

The largest year-over-year increase in the number of households using the vouchers, in terms of income, was among those with incomes of $200,000 or more, at a 1.65% increase. The largest year-over-year decrease came from the $50,000-$100,0000 income range at a 1.65% decrease.

07/10/2025

Trump’s Spending Bill Makes Devastating Cuts Across K-12, Higher Education

Creating a new tax credit refund that benefits private school donors who pay for tuition vouchers, potentially reducing state and federal funding for public schools that experience a decline in student enrollment

07/08/2025

Trump’s Budget Bill: An Attack on Public Schools, Working Families, and Immigrants

The budget reconciliation bill President Trump just signed is a betrayal to vulnerable students and public schools—and largely at odds with what most people want.

07/06/2025

Senate Tax Bill’s Education Provisions: A Wealth Transfer Scheme and Investment Opportunity

The Senate Tax Bill of 2025, hailed by some as a revolution in school choice, is in reality a masterclass in tax avoidance for the affluent. Buried within its provisions is a capital gains tax loophole that allows wealthy donors to liquidate appreciated assets tax-free while funneling funds into private school scholarships—a scheme that disproportionately benefits the top 10% of earners while starving public schools of resources.

07/06/2025

Guest commentary: National school voucher program deeply flawed

Lawmakers in Congress are pushing a plan to create a national private school voucher program. If passed, it would shift $20 billion taxpayer dollars over the next four years into a voucher system that primarily benefits private and religious schools—with virtually no oversight.

07/04/2025

AU denounces private school voucher scheme in reconciliation bill

Americans United for Separation of Church and State’s President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to Congress forcing the first-ever national private school voucher scheme into the budget reconciliation bill. The voucher would funnel untold and uncapped billions in federal taxpayer money to private, predominantly religious schools.

07/03/2025

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Devastate Public Schools. America’s Kids Will Pay the Price

According to Senator Ted Cruz, school vouchers are “the Civil Rights Issue of the 21st century.” The Texas Republican argues that vouchers are key to providing educational opportunities for young people. On the contrary, expanding vouchers and eliminating public education will actively harm young people—especially Black, Latino, and Indigenous students.

07/03/2025

Voucher programs threaten the promise of public education | Opinion

Today, we face a troubling trend. The push for voucher programs that redirect public funds to private schools threatens to abandon the fundamental promise of public education. While these programs sound appealing on the surface, they risk dismantling the very foundation that makes American education a beacon of opportunity for all.

07/02/2025

Senate Passes A Different Version Of Federal School Vouchers

The House version would impose school vouchers on states that do not have voucher programs of their own. The Senate version allows states to opt in to the program.

07/02/2025

Three Ways that the Reconciliation Bill’s School Voucher Program Hurts Public Schools

These programs disproportionately serve wealthy families who already attend private schools. Supporters of the legislation claim that it won’t hurt public schools. Here is why they are wrong:

07/02/2025

The risks of universal private school choice programs

Jon Valant’s testimony before the Senate spotlight forum on school voucher impacts

07/01/2025

Decision declaring private school vouchers unconstitutional follows money from taxpayers to schools: Capitol Letter

Laura Hancock identifies three areas where the money trail lead Page to declare the programs unconstitutional, including the state sending voucher checks directly to the private schools, to which parents give power of attorney to endorse and cash.

07/01/2025

Arizona’s visceral reaction against school vouchers isn’t just about vouchers | Opinion

Vouchers haven’t leveled the playing field for students. They’ve just added a new level of complexity to a funding system that’s not at all based on school choice.