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Victory Against Private School Vouchers in Wyoming A Wyoming court stopped the state’s so-called “Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act” private school voucher program in its tracks. The program would have provided some students with up to $7,000 per year…

Victory Against Private School Vouchers in Wyoming pfps.org/victory-agai...

Ohio Court Strikes Down Private School Voucher Program that Violates State Constitution In a major win for public school students and families, an Ohio state court ruled that the state’s universal private school voucher program is unconstitutional.

PFPS: “Ohio joins the growing number of state courts across the nation that have invalidated harmful and discriminatory private school voucher programs.” pfps.org/ohio-court-s...

Families hoard ESA funds as Arizona public schools face low funding, records show Unused education vouchers, which primarily go to high-income families, continue to skyrocket while funding for Arizona public schools is among the worst in U.S.

Arizona ESA accounts hold $440 million in unspent funds, while funding for the state's public schools is among the worst in the country www.12news.com/article/news...

Newly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘both public schools and religious freedom’ The national school voucher program in the new law is disguised as a tax credit scheme. It makes a mockery of our Founders’ principled opposition to forcing taxpayer support of religion.

Newly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘both public schools and religious freedom' bjconline.org/national-sch...

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ICYMI: $440 million is sitting UNUSED in AZ voucher accounts, with over $50 million in inactive accounts. Why are taxpayer dollars gathering dust in voucher accounts while our public school students go without adequate resources? 😠

PFPS and Allies Urge Montana Court to Strike Down Harmful Voucher Law Public Funds Public Schools (PFPS) and allies in the fight against harmful and unaccountable private school vouchers recently filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in Montana Quality…

PFPS and Allies Urge Montana Court to Strike Down Harmful Voucher Law pfps.org/pfps-and-all...

The PFPS Interview: Nancy Loome from The Parents' Campaign and Educator Michael Cormack on Opposing Private Education Vouchers in Mississippi This Public Funds Public Schools interview features Nancy Loome, Executive Director of The Parents’ Campaign in Mississippi, and Michael Cormack, Deputy Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in…

Visit the Advocacy page of the PFPS website to read all interviews in PFPS’ series highlighting the crucial work of advocates in the states: pfps.org/the-pfps-int...

The PFPS Interview: Nancy Loome from The Parents' Campaign and Educator Michael Cormack on Opposing Private Education Vouchers in Mississippi This Public Funds Public Schools interview features Nancy Loome, Executive Director of The Parents’ Campaign in Mississippi, and Michael Cormack, Deputy Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in…

@edlawcenter.bsky.social's Nicole Ciullo speaks with Nancy Loome from The Parents’ Campaign and Educator Michael Cormack about the strategies that have been most effective in the fight against vouchers in MS pfps.org/the-pfps-int...

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“State lawmakers funneled a total of $50 million into private school vouchers and shortchanged 94 percent of students who attend Idaho public schools.” @centeronbudget.bsky.social www.cbpp.org/blog/idaho-s...

Statement from Education Law Center Executive Director Robert Kim on Congressional Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill - Education Law Center Today, the U.S. Congress has done the unthinkable and slashed funding to programs that the vast majority of...

Statement from @edlawcenter.bsky.social Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social on Congressional Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill edlawcenter.org/statement-fr...

Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Devastate Public Schools The budget package currently includes a private school voucher program funded through tax breaks.

The future of our public schools are on the line. Hidden in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is a provision that offers an unprecedented 100% tax deduction for donations to third party organizations that hand out private school vouchers.

Our staff attorneys break down how children will be harmed.

Senate Megabill Takes Cap Off Unprecedented Private School Voucher Tax Credit, Potentially Raising Cost by Tens of Billions Relative to House Version The tax and spending legislation approved by the U.S. Senate would create an unprecedented, dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit designed to support private school vouchers. This tax credit has the po...

The Senate passed an unprecedented, uncapped national private school voucher program in its budget bill. ITEP estimates the program could divert over $50 billion of public funds to private schools/year, more than funding for IDEA and Title I combined. itep.org/trump-megabi...

NC made vouchers open to any family, then many private schools raised tuition Research by Public Schools First NC found many private schools receiving Opportunity Scholarships raised tuition by 15% or more after the state increased voucher funding.

New research from @publicschoolsfirstnc.org finds that many private schools that accept vouchers in North Carolina significantly increased their tuition after expansion of the state’s voucher program www.wunc.org/education/20...

Opinion | Wyoming’s ‘universal’ school vouchers are a sinking ship State shouldn’t have to rely on courts to salvage Legislature’s incompetent funding of public schools, columnist Kerry Drake opines.

Wyoming’s ‘universal’ school vouchers are a sinking ship wyofile.com/wyomings-uni...

The national school voucher proposal in the Senate GOP reconciliation plan would threaten students’ access to quality public schools, give tax breaks to the wealthy, & override states that have rejected these harmful policies. Lawmakers who care about our kids’ futures should reject it.

Judge rules Ohio’s EdChoice private school voucher program unconstitutional Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in three of the five counts in their complaint.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -A Franklin County judge has ruled that Ohio’s EdChoice school voucher programs are unconstitutional, delivering a victory to public school advocates and setting the stage for a likely appeal on a case over education funding in the state
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The PFPS Interview: Nancy Loome from The Parents' Campaign and Educator Michael Cormack on Opposing Private Education Vouchers in Mississippi

The PFPS Interview: Nancy Loome from The Parents' Campaign and Educator Michael Cormack on Opposing Private Education Vouchers in Mississippi pfps.org/the-pfps-int...

Feds’ voucher threat could undo years of progress in Mississippi Congress is threatening to force vouchers into every state via a dangerous provision tucked into the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

Nancy Loome, Executive Director of The Parents’ Campaign, explains how a federal voucher program would hurt Mississippi www.clarionledger.com/story/opinio...

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YouTube video by AFT Parents and Allies Oppose National Private School Voucher Program

A national private school voucher program will hurt students and create barriers for communities to thrive.

Tune in now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFBD...

Damaris Allen shares her experience as a Florida mom. She says vouchers are increasing class sizes & hurting students. Damaris encourages the public to contact Congress to oppose the national voucher scheme in the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Here is the Truth: School Vouchers Just Don’t Work

Check out this new resource from the Southern Education Foundation: “Here is the Truth: School Vouchers Just Don’t Work” southerneducation.org/legislative-...

Faith leaders demand Congress reject private school vouchers scheme - Americans United Faith leaders are rallying to demand Congress protect public education and reject private school vouchers in the "big beautiful" budget reconciliation bill.

Faith leaders demand Congress reject private school vouchers scheme @americansunited.bsky.social www.au.org/the-latest/p...

Josh Cowen's Newsletter Read about the latest news on private school vouchers. Check back often for the latest stories on how school vouchers are affecting our nation's schools and children's education.

Catch up on all 15 installments of @joshcowenmi.bsky.social's PFPS newsletter on school vouchers and right-wing politics: pfps.org/josh-cowens-...

This week, Supt. Horne’s ADE warned public school leaders across AZ that it has an unprecedented $206M K12 funding shortfall. Now, public schools face massive cuts for June, while ESA voucher recipients continue to receive unlimited funding – no questions asked 🤯

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