#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.
How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers
The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.
Arkansas education funds being misused, wasted
Ask an educator in public schools what an “ordinary and necessary” expense for their classroom is, and you will get a variety of answers. I recently did so, and here are some of the most common answers: Kleenex, pencils, books or book sets, headphones/AirPods, sanitizer and wipes, electric pencil sharpener, paper, Expo markers, highlighters, a stapler that works.
Audit finds Florida vouchers program has trouble tracking student funding
The audit revealed that the Florida Department of Education has trouble tracking $270 million in voucher funds. The state also recently sent a $4 million check to Orange County Public Schools to reimburse the district for funds that should have been sent to them, according to the report.
OPINION: Private-school vouchers are a scam
While presented as a “tax credit,” funds are distributed as direct payouts that are unrelated to a family’s tax burden. In short, Idaho taxpayers are now on the hook to subsidize families already wealthy enough to afford private schooling.
Maryville father pushes back against school vouchers, files lawsuit
Dustin Park is the father of a high school freshman with Down syndrome who attends school in Blount County, park says the public school system in East Tennessee has made it all possible. Park is one of ten parents and taxpayers who have filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee’s school voucher program.
Gov. Katie Hobbs will try again to reel in school vouchers in 2026
“We are going to be making a run at the unaccountable vouchers that are hurting public education,” Hobbs told reporters
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
Florida’s expansion of vouchers for families who want to enroll their children in private schools is leading to tighter budgets at public schools across the state.
More Challenges To Church-State Wall Coming To Schools
In May of this year, the Supreme Court ended the hope that an Oklahoma Catholic charter school would be first in the nation to shatter the wall between religion and public schools. Now two schools are poised to challenge the notion that a public charter school must be non-sectarian.
Advocate: Vouchers causing financial crisis for schools
Arizona public schools are under unprecedented attack by both the federal government and the state legislature, Save Our Schools Outreach Director Nicky Indicavitch told about 40 people gathered last Saturday at the Donuts for Dems meeting in Payson.
Judge: Private school accepted state vouchers for students 130 miles away
‘It would be difficult for the undersigned to discern a more obvious and brazen fraudulent scheme.’
Chattanooga Mom Takes on Lee’s School Voucher Scheme
Boehm says the impact is already felt locally. She points to recent cuts in Hamilton County, including the elimination of magnet school transportation and staff reductions across multiple campuses.
Parents sue Tennessee over universal private school vouchers, arguing it diverts money from public schools
One of the plaintiffs is Jill Smiley, a Rutherford County parent and former teacher. Smiley said she chose public schools because of their strong reputation and now worries about what she sees as a growing threat to their future.
Public School Advocates Decry State’s Education Freedom Account Program
Public education advocates said the state’s universal voucher program is putting students, taxpayers and education professionals at risk as more and more taxpayer money is diverted to the unaccountable program.
Rep. Patricia Cornell: Public dollars belong in public schools
THE New Hampshire Department of Education recently revealed the latest price tag for our state’s school vouchers program. What started out as a supposedly targeted program back in 2021 has now expanded into a $51 million handout for the wealthiest of Granite Staters. It’s running $12.3 million over budget, without any end in sight.