Ohio: Voucher Students Are Not Required to Take State Exams
Apparently, the voucher schools were embarrassed by the Ohio study showing that kids who use vouchers lose ground academically. There were two ways to respond...
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Idaho: Vouchers Violate the State Constitution
Two prominent Idaho citizens, Jim Jones and Rod Gramer, warned that proposed voucher legislation violates the clear language of the Idaho state constitution and threatens...
Kentucky: Legislature Passes Voucher Bill
The Kentucky legislature, controlled by Republicans, passed voucher legislation. The Governor, Democrat Andy Bashear, seems certain to veto it. Linda Blackford of the Lexington Herald-Leader...
Great News: Vouchers Blocked Again in Texas!
Last week, we celebrated the victory of your tireless advocacy for public education funding for our children when we announced Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to...
David Berliner: Why Religious Schools Should Never Receive a Dollar of Public Funding
Since the 2020 election, when Republicans won many seats in state legislatures, there has been an explosion of proposed voucher laws, to allow people to...
Learn About Litigating Against Vouchers
REGISTER NOW FOR 2/24 WEBINAR: Litigating Against Private School Vouchers Join Education Law Center and Public Funds Public Schools on Wednesday, February 24, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. EST for a webinar, “Litigating Against...
New York City: Andrew Yang Panders to Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Community
Politicians in New York City and New York State eagerly seek the endorsement of the ultra-orthodox Hasidic community because it tends to vote as a...
Good News from New Hampshire: Legislature Postpones Voucher Bill to Next Year
As a result of strong opposition, Republicans who control the New Hampshire legislature decided to postpone consideration of their “number one priority,” school vouchers. Under...
Georgia: Civil Rights Groups Oppose Voucher Legislation
Civil rights groups, led by the Southern Education Foundation, are opposing the voucher legislation proposed by Republicans in Georgia. SEF leads opposition to education savings...
Indiana: Three Former State Chiefs Join to Denounce Voucher Expansion Plan
Three former state superintendents of education in Indiana wrote a joint letter opposing the Republican plan to expand vouchers. Jennifer McCormick, Glenda Ritz and Suellen...