Democratic governors, under pressure, must decide whether to participate in the new federal voucher program, which offers dollars for public and private school students.

"Funding for our public schools should be sustainable and stable," writes Claire McIntyre of the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford.

Expanding the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship for private schools is going to be a massive part of the state's budget ...

Under current law, Alabama’s school voucher program will extend to every child regardless of income next year. And that has ...

Government officials and education experts are right to express concerns about recent evidence of declining academic achievement among the students who struggle most. Researchers are exploring ...

Students will be sorted into several tiers based on disability, income and other factors.

The request comes after a Senate Republican leader said he was concerned the Department of Education could not be trusted to faithfully implement the program.

Delays in distributing funds to students, families and schools have loomed over the effectiveness of the ambitious voucher program for all. The schools, the lawsuit says, can't penalize families for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public school districts across the state are speaking out against a Statehouse bill they say is designed to force them to stop ...

Republicans have embraced vouchers, while Democrats have criticized them. But as thousands of preschool parents vie for the funds, the state program may help a progressive goal.

In a year when the number of Opportunity Scholarship recipients across the state passed the 100,000 mark, Pitt County saw a 30% increase in students given public funding to attend ...

A proposed Ohio bill would cut state funding for public schools suing the state over its private school voucher program. Public school advocates have labeled the legislation the 'School Bully Bill,' ...