School vouchers, often referred to as “school choice” programs, use public funds to help families pay for their children’s private education. Supporters say families should receive state support to ...

Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts can be submitted starting Feb. 4. The initiative reshapes how families can ...

How do vouchers work in other states? While several voucher programs are meant to help low-income students, many of the ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher bill into law on Saturday, cementing a win for the school choice movement in the Lone Star State that was decades in the making. “Gone are the ...

If the goal of school vouchers is to improve students’ academic performance, Josh Cowen said, the evidence is clear. They don’t work. What they do is open a channel for state money to flow to private ...

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How do vouchers work in other states? While several voucher programs are meant to help low-income students, many of the children who benefit from the more expansive initiatives today come from ...