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The Billionaire Backers of Louisiana’s Voucher Push: Who’s Funding the Privatization of Public Education?

The Billionaire Backers of Louisiana’s Voucher Push: Who’s Funding the Privatization of Public Education?

The fight over Louisiana’s public schools isn’t just playing out in classrooms—it’s playing out in boardrooms, campaign finance reports, and legislative backrooms. With the state preparing to launch the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program in the 2025–2026 school year, the future of public education in Louisiana is being reshaped by powerful national forces and influential local reformers.

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Deal to expand private school vouchers falls apart as NC lawmakers wind down session
Draining Funds From Public Education Emily Walkenhorst Draining Funds From Public Education Emily Walkenhorst

Deal to expand private school vouchers falls apart as NC lawmakers wind down session

An effort to expand a North Carolina program that uses taxpayer dollars to send students to private school collapsed in the statehouse as lawmakers drew the short legislative session to a close on Thursday.

Republican leaders of the state House and Senate had hoped to expand the Opportunity Scholarships program and had earmarked more than $460 million for the program in separate budget proposals. But negotiations fell apart between the chambers as they tried to figure out how to spend a $1 billion surplus.

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