Latest School choice News
A push for school choice fell short in Trump's first term. He may now have a more willing Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that fizzled during his first term. Although proposals to...
Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don't give up ground
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either. Republicans will continue to hold 75 out of the 99 seats...
Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters soundly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that was intended to allow state lawmakers to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools. The defeat was a bitter setback for many Republican lawmakers and...
School choice ballot measure framed as a pivotal decision for Kentucky education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Prominent Kentucky leaders on both sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the issue as a pivotal moment for education, making their final pitches before the start of early voting Thursday. Voters will decide whether Kentucky's constitution should...
Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private schools, the high-stakes debate has turned into a test of influence between popular political heavyweights — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican U.S. Sen....
Kentucky's lieutenant governor leans on her teaching roots in fighting a school choice measure
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was in campaign mode Monday, railing against a ballot measure that would allow Kentucky tax money to go toward students attending private and charter schools. The issue hits home for Coleman, a former public school...
North Carolina's governor vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation Friday that allocates several hundred million dollars to an expanded private school voucher program and orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents looking for people in the country illegally who have been...
Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values. State school voucher programs are not the driving reason, but they are making the start-up process easier, pastors and Christian...
Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours children spend at secular schools, absorbing lessons that he says run counter to their family’s Christian beliefs. Like other theologically conservative pastors in...
Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules
A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state's November ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court found that the ballot measure does not illegally target a government...
