Private school vouchers roll out statewide with plans for expansion in 2026

The Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Program passed in January, and Gov. Bill Lee plans to include funding to expand ...
Governing

As Nearby States Expand School Choice, Mississippi Eyes Vouchers for All

One by one, universal school-choice programs are expanding across the Southeast. Now, as state lawmakers are considering doing the same in Mississippi, they’re looking to our neighbors and talking to ...

Another kind of school voucher is coming to Texas in 2027. Here's what to know

The program, included in President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," offers a generous tax incentive to people who donate ...
Arkansas Times

Vouchers for all: LEARNS expands to cover all students, and the road ahead is grim

Education in Arkansas is in turmoil. Friday, Aug. 15, was the deadline for families to apply for a school voucher under Arkansas’s newly universal “Educational Freedom Account” scheme. The voucher ...

Tennessee’s school voucher program could expand in 2026

Governor Lee signed the Education Freedom Scholarship Act into law in February, and by May, registration opened for the ...
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Nearly all of Missouri's state funding for school vouchers is being used for religious schools

In the first month of direct state aid for Missouri's K-12 scholarship program, 98% of funds went to religious institutions. State funding of private school vouchers is primarily being used for ...
WUFT

Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools

Florida’s expansion of vouchers for families who want to enroll their children in private schools is leading to tighter budgets at public schools across the state. In 2023, the Republican-led Florida ...

See which Tennessee private schools received taxpayer-funded vouchers

One in five students who got Education Freedom Scholarships in Tennessee landed at some of its most expensive private schools ...
National Catholic Register

Catholic Schools Fare Better in States With Voucher Programs

Catholic schools are faring much better in dioceses in which state-funded voucher programs are available for parents to use to pay school tuition, one researcher has found, though enrollment is still ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

School Vouchers Gather Strength in State Legislatures

State-level Republican electoral gains are fueling a resurgent push for vouchers and tax breaks to help parents send their kids to private schools, according to the Associated Press. At least 30 ...

Parents sue over Tennessee's private school voucher program

The voucher program provides $7,295 vouchers to up to 20,000 Tennessee students to attend private schools and covers a range ...
Newsday

Lawsuit claims Tennessee's new school voucher program violates the state constitution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of public school students' parents and taxpayers has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's new statewide school voucher program, saying that allocating nearly $150 million ...