What You Need to Know About the National Private School Voucher Proposal

Bills Legislation and Litigation
Written By May Roberts at Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy

EXCERPT

School vouchers allow families to use public funds to pay for their children’s private school tuition. School voucher programs enacted across the country – using tax credits, grants, and savings accounts to divert public funding to pay for private education – have consistently demonstrated that states with voucher programs tend to expand the programs over time. These expansions dramatically increase the amount of public funds diverted to private education while state investments in public education remain stagnant or decrease. Despite the numerous negative consequences of using publicly funded vouchers to pay for K-12 private education expenses,1 policy makers across the country continue to propose similar programs.

May Roberts at Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy
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