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Latest News
The National Coalition for Public Education monthly compilation of news article on voucher programs.
Voucher Take-up Rates
This document lists articles from different states on the percentages of voucher students who never attended public school or were already in private school.
Most new voucher recipients didn't come from an NC public school, new data shows
Most of North Carolina's publicly funded general private school tuition vouchers this year went to students who were not enrolled in a North Carolina public school the year before, a new state report shows.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction found 6,710 recipients of the voucher, called an Opportunity Scholarship, this year attended a public school in the state last year.
Column: Don’t let federal tax credits drain Bend-La Pine’s public schools
In the “big, beautiful bill” federal lawmakers have tucked in a proposal that threatens the very heart of public education, not only across the country, but right here in Central Oregon. The Educational Choice for Children Act creates a backdoor voucher scheme across all states, enabling billions of taxpayer dollars to be funneled away from public schools and into private institutions that operate without oversight, transparency or public accountability.
The Private Eye
Researcher Josh Cowen has developed a newsletter alongside Public Funds Public Schools on school vouchers and right-wing politics.
NC voucher fallout: We’re all paying for pricey private schools. It’ll get worse
Charlotte Christian School states on its website that all families applying for financial assistance for the 2024-25 school year must also apply to North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship program. The same is true of Trinity Academy in Raleigh, North Raleigh Christian Academy and many other schools in the state that accept voucher payments.
PA: Bill Proposes $8000 Payoff To Ditch Public School
A new bill in the Pennsylvania Senate is a sort of super-voucher stripped of any pretense, because it simply pays parents to pull their child out of public school.
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.
Jim Walton gives $500K to defend Arkansas school vouchers from ballot measure
Walmart heir and Arvest Bank CEO Jim Walton donated $500,000 last month to a group working to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment on K-12 education, according to documents filed this week with the Arkansas Ethics Commission.
Secret recording shows pressure on Republican lawmakers to vote for school vouchers
Another secret recording obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates reveals how Tennessee lawmakers are facing pressure to send your tax dollars to the state's private schools.
In the recording, the lead lobbyist for a well-financed group lobbying for school vouchers warns a reluctant lawmaker that his job could be at stake if he doesn't vote the way she wants him to vote.
They’re trying to destroy public ed': AZ superintendent unleashes frustration about misinformation concerning public school system
School superintendents typically don’t air their political grievances in public. They prefer to work behind-the-scenes with lobbyists on issues that affect their schools. But the superintendent of a prominent Arizona district is not holding back.
As a Tennessee rural educator, I fear that school voucher expansion will hurt our children
The National Rural Education Association (NREA) advocates for equitable educational opportunities for the nearly 9 million students attending rural public schools across America. Tennessee has over 600,000 students in rural districts that are the backbone of our communities. But now our rural schools face an existential threat from school vouchers.
Respect voters' decision on diverting tax dollars to private schools
Legislative Bill 753 will be on the ballot in November 2024, and it's up to Nebraska voters now to decide if the state should go forward with a program to divert tax dollars to fund private school tuition.
Vouchers are not conservative
A voucher program is a policy of diverting state and taxpayer resources marked for public education to private entities. Proponents of this system try to claim that children are “trapped in the public education system they were raised in.” This is, quite frankly, not true.
School choice seems like a quick fix, but does more harm than good for families in the U.S.
Right now, a lot of people claim to have the answer to solving the problem of equity in our education system. It seems that equity in education is a value many of us share, regardless of political leaning. There are a number of roads that people think will take us there, but not all roads are clear on the reality that education is a public good and a key ingredient in a healthy democracy.
Critics blast school voucher expenses, including surfboards, TVs, theme park tickets
Gov. Ron DeSantis in March signed House Bill 1, which expands school voucher eligibility to all, regardless of family income.
The average amount that pays for options like private or homeschooling is $7,800.
Florida school vouchers can pay for TVs, kayaks and theme parks. Is that OK?
As Florida lawmakers expanded eligibility for school vouchers this year, they also gave parents more ways to spend the money.
Theme park passes, 55-inch TVs, and stand-up paddleboards are among the approved items that recipients can buy to use at home. The purchases can be made by parents who home-school their children or send them to private schools, if any voucher money remains after paying tuition and fees.
Students, educators advocate for public schools
Every Child NC's "Opportunity for Every Child" rally was held in response to the Republican-led legislative efforts to expand private school vouchers this long session. Speakers spoke about the importance of funding quality and equitable public education.
Republicans Poised to Further Undermine North Carolina Public Schools in Upcoming Votes
Proposed private school voucher expansions divert even more money from an already underfunded public school system, and fail to address severe teacher shortages.
North Carolina public schools face severe teacher and staff shortages, especially in rural areas, and the state ranks dead last or near last in several national categories charting public education spending.
Rally against private school vouchers (CBS17)
CBS 17 covers a a CREED and HEAL NC rally against school vouchers.