The week in politics: What's in Tennessee board's rules for the new voucher program
In March 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee required the advisory commission to open meetings to the public in the interest of "transparency and public confidence" ...
‘I really want to go home’: Months after Helene hit, NC families struggle with housing
Four western North Carolina families share housing challenges they live daily some six months after Helene’s devastation.
More than 40 Memphis-area private schools to participate in Tennessee voucher program
The list is not exhaustive, and the state education department "continues to invite eligible and interested schools to ...
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DepEd finds one school with 98% possible 'ghost students' in voucher program
MANILA, Philippines — A private school was caught billing the Department of Education for senior high school voucher subsidies despite 98% of its claimed students actually being enrolled in ...
Tennessee's school voucher program moves forward as Board of Education approves emergency policies
The TN Board of Education approves emergency policies for the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, pushing the voucher program ...
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New North Carolina governor seeks to freeze tax cuts, phase out school vouchers in budget
Josh Stein on Wednesday urged Republicans in charge of the legislature to roll back upcoming income tax rate cuts and scale back private school vouchers ... may have thrown “off our numbers ...
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Two Things: The numbers behind the state's voucher program; Guilford County Schools' opening bid
The numbers shouldn’t really surprise anyone. Nor for that matter should the racial gap that’s contained deep within them. Not after the Legislature, in all its infinite wisdom and much ...
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Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about perpetuating or preventing discrimination
Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials ...
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New Analysis: Congress Considering Creating an Unprecedented Tax Shelter to Steer Billions to Private K-12 School Vouchers and Wealthy Individuals
Founded in 1980, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization, based in Washington, DC, that focuses on federal and state tax policy. ITEP's ...
Alabama’s Choose Act: Which private schools are accepting $7,000 education vouchers? See the list
The CHOOSE Act, passed by the legislature in 2024, provides families with up to $7,000 in state-funded education savings accounts, which can be used for private school tuition or other educational ...