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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.
Judge rules Ohio’s EdChoice private school voucher program unconstitutional
A Franklin County judge has ruled that Ohio’s EdChoice school voucher programs are unconstitutional, delivering a victory to public school advocates and setting the stage for a likely appeal on a case over education funding in the state.
National school voucher plan would hurt Idaho
If passed, this plan 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.
Education policy advocate Kris Nordstrom on who is making use of the state’s private school vouchers
“A new report from the state Department of Public Instruction confirms what school voucher opponents have been saying: universal voucher programs are a wasteful giveaway to disproportionately wealthy families who have already enrolled their children in private schools.” That’s the opening sentence from a recent essay authored by North Carolina Justice Center senior policy analyst, Kris Nordstrom.
Idaho Swaps Support for Public School Families for Private School Vouchers
Idaho lawmakers have dismantled a widely used grant program that supported public school families — just weeks after creating a $50 million school voucher program for private school tuition and related expenses.
The Idaho Legislature busted the budget. Time to kill vouchers | Opinion
There’s just no covering it up: The Idaho Legislature was deeply fiscally irresponsible this session. Now the proverbial chickens are coming home to roost — but it isn’t the lawmakers who will suffer. It’s you and your kids.
NC made vouchers open to any family, then many private schools raised tuition
New research shows that many North Carolina private schools accepting vouchers significantly increased their tuition after the state expanded funding for the Opportunity Scholarship program.
Letters: School vouchers hurt rural communities
Research indicates that these vouchers do not create new opportunities for families but rather help to subsidize private education.
‘Unprecedented’ Tax Credit in GOP Megabill Would Fuel School Privatization
the bill would create an unprecedented new tax shelter that could let billionaires save millions in taxes through donations to private school voucher funds, all paid for by the public.
Who Benefits From School Vouchers?
School vouchers were sold by supporters as a way for students from low-income families to escape under-performing schools. Pro-voucher groups like the Devos-funded American Federation for Children have called school choice the civil rights issue of our time. But investigations continue to show that voucher programs actually serve a different group.
Parents Suing State Claim Voucher Program Could Alienate Gay, Trans Students
The same judge who ruled against the state of Wyoming on funding public education has been assigned to a lawsuit challenging school vouchers. Some parents in the lawsuit claim vouchers can alienate “queer,” transgender and nonbinary students.
Opinion: Republican lawmakers are choosing millionaires over working families
This week, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill that opens the floodgates for taxpayer-funded private school subsidies to millionaires, paid for by cutting Medicaid for the most vulnerable in our state budget.
New and damning school voucher data confirm worst fears
The vast majority of voucher money is going to parents – most of them well-off – who never had any intention of sending their kids to public schools.
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ threatens democracy and federal deficit
A new tax credit for donations to private school voucher programs expands federal support for private education. FYI: The majority of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, support increasing funding for public schools over private school vouchers
School Vouchers and the Efforts to Undermine Public Education
Vouchers are part of a broader effort to dismantle public schools, moving public taxpayer funds into private for-profit institutions. This is the third of three articles on public schools as a common good, which explore the possibilities and threats to public education.
An ugly idea resides in Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ budget bill
Lurking within President Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ budget bill is an alarming proposal: the first nationwide private school voucher program that poses an existential threat to public education.