The Texas voucher bills don't require voucher recipients to take the state standardized tests, making it difficult to measure how much they're learning compared to students in public schools.| TPR
Gov. Greg Abbott said he’d call lawmakers back to Austin as many times as necessary to get his plan passed. He’s even vowing to get involved in next year’s primaries by supporting challengers to incumbent Republicans who don’t vote his way.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
If passed, the legislation would create a program where parents could use state tax dollars toward sending their kids to private schools. While it’s a priority for many Republicans, those opposed to the idea aren’t staying quiet.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
Gov. Greg Abbott touted Texas’ strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, where he also laid out a list of priorities he wants Texas lawmakers to focus on in the months ahead. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering Texans’ property taxes.| KERA News
On June 4, staff at the Department of Public Instruction presented their report on Opportunity Scholarship voucher use for 2024-25 to the State Board of Education. According to data they shared from the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (administrators of the Opportunity Scholarship voucher program), only 6,710 of the 80,325 students who received taxpayer […]| Public Schools First NC
The 2024-25 school year was the first year that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship taxpayer-funded private school voucher program became universally available. For the first time, all families could apply to receive a tuition subsidy regardless of income or whether their child had ever attended a public school. This policy change marked a striking shift in […]| Public Schools First NC
On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. While the ruling did catalyze massive changes throughout the nation, including helping to propel the civil rights movement, the full potential […]| Public Schools First NC
The Texas House Public Education Committee passed a sweeping school finance proposal on Thursday, along with a bill that would create a program allowing parents to use public funds to pay for private schools.| KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
Kentucky is one of three states, along with Colorado and Nebraska, with school choice questions on the ballot this fall.| Stateline
Project 2025, a contentious policy blueprint for the next Republican presidency, would fundamentally alter public education—borrowing heavily from Arizona.| Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
The state budget expanded EdChoice vouchers to any Ohio family that wants one, and the money set aside for the expansion may not be enough.| WCBE 90.5 FM