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School vouchers are big in Arizona and Florida, but Tennessee should not follow suit
Tennessee should fight back against the voucher scheme. Invest richly in local public schools as the most important economic driver for your state.
The Impacts of Universal ESA Vouchers: Arizona’s Cautionary Tale
Last year, Arizona lawmakers enacted universal Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) vouchers by a razor-thin margin, after voters overwhelmingly rejected the plan in 2018. On September 30, 2022, all students in Arizona became eligible for private school vouchers. One year into this failed experiment, the out-of-control growth of Arizona's ESA voucher program spells economic crisis for the state, as well as the public schools that 92% of Arizona families choose.
Education commissioner says voucher students fared poorly on state test
Tennessee’s education chief admits students using public money to attend private schools haven’t performed well on achievement tests, raising questions about whether the state should start another voucher program.
False choice: Wisconsin taxpayers support schools that can discriminate
State law prohibits public schools from discriminating against students on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or disability, but it does not extend the same protections to private schools — even those receiving public funds.
Economist Douglas Harris Makes The Free Market Argument Against Vouchers
Public school advocates have long argued that attempts to inject free market ideology and mechanics into education are misguided and destructive because the free market is a bad fit for universal public education. But in a new paper, Douglas Harris argues that the reverse is true: schooling is a bad fit for free market logic.
In Nebraska, The Fate Of A New Voucher Program May Be Decided At Ballot Box
On May 30, Nebraska’s Governor Jim Pillen signed into law LB 753, creating tax credit vouchers for subsidizing private schools.
Pennsylvania Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Discrimination at Private and Religious Voucher Schools
In an early December interview with Business Matters, Governor Josh Shapiro once again voiced his support for school vouchers. Voucher advocates who had been stung by his veto of their previous attempt to bring more vouchers to Pennsylvania probably took heart.
Private School Vouchers: Diversion of Public Funds Through Expanded 529 Plans
This is the fifth and final part in our series, Private School Vouchers: Analysis of 2020 Legislative Sessions. This annual PFPS analysis provides an overview of proposed voucher legislation nationwide and deeper dives on key states and issues. Read the first, second, third, and fourth parts.
Open Letter Against NJ Voucher Bill
Make no mistake – this bill would create New Jersey’s first and only PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER program. Do not be fooled by code words like “scholarships” and “student support organization” and “tax credits.” As one court put it when striking down a similar tax credit voucher law, the program’s unconstitutionality could not be “evaded through the mechanism of funding this program from a tax credit rather than by a direct appropriation of tax dollars.”
Decoupling Property and Education
The first step in stopping the privatization movement is to understand it. This report takes up where our 2018 report left off. Not only do we grade the states based on their willingness to commit exclusively or primarily to democratically governed public schools open to all, but their willingness to put sufficient guardrails and limits on publicly-funded alternatives to ensure that taxpayers, students, and families are protected from discrimination, corruption and fraud in the programs they have.
Public Schooling in America: Measuring Each State's Commitment to Democratically Governed Schools.
The first step in stopping the privatization movement is to understand it. This report takes up where our 2018 report left off. Not only do we grade the states based on their willingness to commit exclusively or primarily to democratically governed public schools open to all, but their willingness to put sufficient guardrails and limits on publicly-funded alternatives to ensure that taxpayers, students, and families are protected from discrimination, corruption and fraud in the programs they have.
Tell Congress. No Federal Vouchers: Not Now, Not Ever.
It is School Choice Week, and the usual suspects are pressuring Congress to pass a national tax-credit voucher bill called the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA).The ECCA would give tax credits to individuals and corporations who donate to tax-exempt organizations that provide scholarships to K-12 students to attend private schools. Donors could receive up to a $5,000 tax credit, potentially draining our national treasury of up to ten billion dollars this year. That is the 2024 cap.
Private School Enrollment and Increased Funds
This graphic from National Coalition for Public Education shows how private school enrollment has stalled despite increases in funding.
The Exploding Cost of Voucher Programs
This graphic from National Coalition for Public Education shows how the growing costs of voucher programs impact state budgets.
Oppose the Education Choice for Children Act
The Education Choice for Children program is a voucher proposal that would redirect $10 billion per year of federal taxpayer dollars to fund private school vouchers. Individuals and corporations would receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for donating to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) that provide private school vouchers to students. This proposal has been introduced in Congress as the “Education Choice for Children Act.” There are a number of flaws with this legislation.
Indiana's Choice: A new documentary about education in Indiana
School choice has had troubling consequences for the Indiana K-12 public school system. Indiana’s Choice brings forward the voices of teachers, students, administrators, and parents to examine how school choice enables segregation of students and discrimination against students, families, and school employees.
School Vouchers Would Increase Costs for Local Taxpayers
State lawmakers are considering legislation that would expand the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program, or vouchers. The expansion of school vouchers and associated tax credits would divert state funding from local, neighborhood public schools.
Public Education in Florida: A History
This graphic documents how Florida’s school voucher program has evolved from a small program for students with disabilities to a program that costs Florida taxpayers $4 billion.
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.