In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results
States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, ...
EdNC3d
As 2025-26 applications open, big bump in number of vouchers first seen in data
The number of vouchers is up 46,823 since the expansion of school choice. Currently, 79,372 NC students receive vouchers.
No new private school vouchers, State Board of Education asks lawmakers
They urge lawmakers to move the funding toward public school needs, suggesting school facility needs in Helene-affected counties and tutoring.
WREG3d
Teachers to talk about school voucher law with state leaders
What vouchers could mean for private, public schools “The state has no governance over private schools, over what is taught in the curriculum, what they must do. Now that they will be funding ...
Proposed bills give requirements for private schools and students participating in TN school voucher program
The new bills will add requirements for student testing and private school’s lesson plans and class materials to be public.
Knox County school board chair testifies to lawmakers in favor of private school vouchers
Betsy Henderson, who oversees the Knox County's public schools, said "we cannot allow another year to pass without giving ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution9d
Vouchers for private schools may add up to segregation in Georgia classrooms
In 1954, with the issue of school desegregation on the minds of Georgia’s politicians, the state approved a constitutional amendment permitting state funds to be utilized for private school vouchers.
The Telegraph5d
GA’s school voucher program opens soon. Why don’t parents know which schools are in it?
As confusion looms, state officials await confirmation on which public K-12 schools are eligible for vouchers worth up to $6,500 per year for private school ... Act school list,” Laine Reichert ...