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Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost
State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuitions and homeschooling ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press13hOpinion
Opinion: Lee’s Education Freedom Act is signature achievement as legislative session closes
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee crested the country's wave of voucher-like programs with the passage of his Education Freedom Act ...
Private school vouchers head to Abbott’s desk to become law
The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg ...
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The Idaho Press18hOpinion
Jones: Utah decision makes Idaho's voucher law vulnerable
A district judge in Utah issued a marvelous decision on April 18, finding Utah’s school voucher law to be unconstitutional. The 60-page decision was based on a variety of constitutional ...
Missouri Independent18hOpinion
Missouri lawmakers on the cusp of legalizing housing discrimination
This week, the Missouri Senate passed legislation moving us one step closer to enshrining discrimination against the state’s ...
Idaho Capital Sun19hOpinion
Utah voucher law found unconstitutional. Idaho’s law is also vulnerable.
The Idaho Legislature was clearly warned of the serious constitutional problems with House Bill 93, writes guest columnist ...
Brazos Valley lawmakers, educators weigh in on voucher bill to be signed by Gov. Abbott
However, the education savings account (ESA) program Senate Bill 2 established won’t be fully implemented until the 2026-2027 school year, according to a legislative budget analysis of the bill.