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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.
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Tens of thousands more students will be eligible for taxpayer dollars to help fund their private school education under the final version of the new state budget.
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The Senate easily approved its version of the budget bill Tuesday, setting up final negotiations over the state’s $43 billion spending plan.
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The state budget plan from Senate Republicans does not include any expansion of the state’s school voucher program – marking a major split from the House GOP.
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House Republicans sent their proposed budget to the Senate Thursday, where disagreement likely looms over tax cuts and school voucher expansion.
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Republicans push a constitutional amendment to keep more people in jail without bail. Lawmakers debate a step towards a universal school voucher program. And the state Supreme Court weighs the future of abortion rights.
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Indiana House Republicans plan to focus on remaking high school education, trying to lower health care costs and creating affordable housing in this year’s session.
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If successful, the Let MI Kids Learn petition would create state tax credits for individual or corporate donations to fund student scholarship programs. Critics claim the program will reduce funding for the state’s public schools.
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A study looking at school choice in Indiana suggests competition spurred by vouchers limits public school performance over time. The researcher behind the…
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Public school leaders and educators across Indiana are sending a message to lawmakers in protest of school choice legislation at the Statehouse, with…