private school vouchers

Government funding for private and charter schools will be the topic of an upcoming event hosted by South Bend NAACP. The forum scheduled for Saturday, September 6 will include discussions about recent legislation and the NAACP’s national call for a moratorium on new charter schools.

South Bend Common Council Member Sherry Bolden-Simpson voted against the request because Trinity School, despite being eligible for publicly funded tuition vouchers, does not offer special education like public schools are required to provide.

A Republican lawmaker introduced legislation that would reshape Indiana’s school choice system. Senate Bill 255 would consolidate Indiana’s popular private school voucher system and other options that provided families with state funds for their students’ educational needs into a single program, the Indiana Funding Students First Grant Program.

Turmoil over the state budget at the end of the 2023 session delivered another $312 million for K-12 schools as lawmakers gave final approval to the new two-year, $44.5 billion spending plan.

A free market think tank will appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss its claim that a 1970 amendment to the Michigan Constitution discriminates against religious schools.

A study looking at school choice in Indiana suggests competition spurred by vouchers limits public school performance over time. The researcher behind the…

Leaders from Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall and Kosciusko counties came together on Tuesday to oppose state legislation they say would divert money from…