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North Carolina voucher bill provides public money for private schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:42am

Lawmakers are pushing what they call the Opportunity Scholarship Act, a bill that would give parents up to $4,200 in vouchers to send their children to private schools.

WRAL.com

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Lousiana Voucher Ruling Creates Uncertainties

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:11pm

Gov. Bobby Jindal somehow was claiming a victory and telling parents not to worry after the Louisiana Supreme Court, in a 6-1 vote, rejected his administration's legal arguments and declared the financing of his voucher program unconstitutional.

Shreveport Times

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Two Midwestern States, Two Different Approaches to Education

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:39pm

Iowa and Indiana are two Midwestern states that are taking radically different approaches to education, with one increasing funding for public education and the other taking it away.

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Two Midwestern States, Two Different Approaches to Education

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 04/16/2013 - 2:27pm

Iowa and Indiana are two Midwestern states that are taking radically different approaches to education, with one increasing funding for public education and the other taking it away.

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Two Midwestern States, Two Different Approaches to Education

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 12:34pm

Iowa and Indiana are two Midwestern states that are taking radically different approaches to education, with one increasing funding for public education and the other taking it away.

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Two Midwestern States, Two Different Approaches to Education

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Green Bay School Voucher Proposal Sparks Debate

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 3:03pm

News that Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget includes an expansion of the state’s school voucher program intensified opposition not only among Democrats but also school board members.

Green Bay Press Gazette

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Alaska Lawmakers Consider School Voucher Proposal

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 1:22pm

Parents will be able to send their kids to private or religious schools using public education funds if a new constitutional amendment passes in Alaska. Wasilla Republican Rep. Wes Keller has renewed his efforts to create a school voucher program, which would be significantly different from the state's limited charter school system.

San Francisco Chronicle

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Franklin (Tenn.) School Board Officially Opposes Vouchers, State Approval of Charter Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 12:10pm

There seems to be more questions than answers when it comes to the use of vouchers and the authorization of charter schools in the Franklin Special School District.

The Tennessean

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Judge Deals a Setback to Louisiana’s Voucher Program

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 3:41pm

Last January, Gov. Bobby Jindal took the oath of office for his second term, declaring in his inauguration speech that anyone who stood in the way of his education reform efforts “must stand down.” On Friday, a judge in Baton Rouge said, in effect: not so fast.

The New York Times