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New Hampshire House votes to expand school choice program
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School choice supporters scored multiple victories Thursday when the New Hampshire House advanced two bills expanding the state’s education freedom account program, and the state Senate blocked an attempt to limit it. The voucher-like program provides...
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs bill creating school vouchers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an education bill Wednesday that creates a new school voucher program, raises minimum teacher salaries and places restrictions on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Republican...
Sanders' school voucher plan gets Arkansas lawmakers' OK
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved a education overhaul that creates a new school voucher program, handing a major policy win to Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that critics said could threaten support for public schools. The Republican-held...
Georgia Senate: $6,000 for those leaving low-rated schools
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate is supporting a plan to give $6,000 educational vouchers to students who would otherwise attend low-performing schools, part of a nationwide push for what supporters call education savings accounts following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate voted...
Arkansas House approves Sanders' education overhaul proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Some parents in Arkansas could get access to school vouchers that would help pay for private school tuition and home schooling as soon as this fall under a bill the state House approved Thursday as part of a massive education overhaul, The...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Index-Journal. February 24, 2023. Editorial: On burning issues, gun laws gone wild We have to point this one sideways because we are overcome with mixed feelings. And maybe even a few tears wrought by eye irritation. Yes, it is good that the state...
Arkansas House panel endorses Sanders' education overhaul
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas House panel on Wednesday endorsed Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' plan to overhaul the state's education system and create a voucher program directing public money toward private schooling. The House Education Committee advanced the...
Youngkin's schools chief resigns after department missteps
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jillian Balow, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's superintendent of public instruction, announced her resignation Wednesday in a letter to the governor that did not offer a specific reason for her departure. The Department of Education has faced...
Georgia Senate again pushes $6,000 school voucher bill
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Senate Republicans are again pushing a plan to give $6,000 educational vouchers to many students, part of a nationwide push for what supporters call education savings accounts following the COVID-19 pandemic. The movement is fueled in part by fights over race-related...
Editorial Roundup: Florida
South Florida Sun Sentinel. February 20, 2023. Editorial: Change sovereign immunity law that leaves Floridians suffering For years, Florida has protected the purse, not the people. Luckily, the Legislature gets a chance to fix that this session by...
