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- Maine OKs 1st religious school for tuition reimbursement
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Sep 23, 7:43 AM:
Maine is ready to fund tuition for some religious school students for the first time since a Supreme Court ruling in June ordered the state to treat those schools the same as other private schools regarding tuition reimbursement. >
- Six Philly-area schools named Blue Ribbon winners by the U.S. Department of Education
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Sep 20, 9:46 AM:
Last year, seven local schools won the honor. Schools can be recognized either for overall academic excellence or for stellar progress in closing achievement gaps among students.
- Private, homeschool enrollment on the rise in RI
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Sep 20, 7:28 AM:
Public school students are back in the classroom with no COVID-19 restrictions for the first time since 2019, but private schools in Rhode Island are reporting record enrollment and homeschool co-ops are also on the rise.
- Majority of Texas voters favor school voucher programs, DMN/UT-Tyler poll finds
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Sep 19, 10:06 AM:
Most Texas voters want voucher-like programs that allow state funding to be used to send children to private schools, according to a new poll from The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
- NY private schools must show they’re teaching the basics
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Sep 15, 6:52 AM:
Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state education leaders approved rules Tuesday requiring them to prove their academic programs line up with those of public schools.
- New State Rules Offer Road Map for Regulating Private Hasidic Schools
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Sep 14, 5:17 AM:
The State Board of Regents on Tuesday enacted regulations aimed at holding New York private schools to minimum academic standards.
- Report shows rapid growth in Kentucky nonpublic education enrollment
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Aug 12, 9:17 AM:
It’s back-to-school time across Kentucky, and a report released Wednesday shows more kids are going away from public schools. More than 58,000 students were enrolled in a private school, and more than 39,500 were homeschooled. >
- Judges Reject Attempt To Halt Tennessee School Choice Program
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Aug 9, 8:42 AM:
Tennessee’s new school choice program cleared a legal hurdle that had blocked its implementation for the past two years.
- School Choice Fosters Pluralism
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Jul 28, 9:56 AM:
Parental dissatisfaction with Covid school closures and woke curricula has sparked renewed interest in school choice in all its forms, but the recent Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin may increase public support for >
- State says Alaska homeschooling families can use public funds for some private school classes
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Jul 27, 8:13 AM:
Families enrolled in state-funded homeschool programs in Alaska can use their student funding allotments to pay for some private school classes, according to an opinion released Monday by the state Department of Law.
- Private school vouchers draw interest from 2,185 Tennessee families
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Jul 27, 8:06 AM:
Nearly 2,200 families completed forms by this week’s deadline to indicate interest in participating in Tennessee’s private school voucher program in Memphis and Nashville.
- After court rulings, Tennessee governor wastes no time rolling out private school voucher program
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Jul 25, 10:36 AM:
Less than a week after judges allowed Tennessee to resume work on its long-stalled private school voucher program, the program's website roared back to life, and forms are available online for families and private schools in >
- After court rulings, Tennessee governor wastes no time rolling out private school voucher program
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Jul 21, 7:25 AM:
Less than a week after judges allowed Tennessee to resume work on its long-stalled private school voucher program, the program’s website roared back to life, and forms are available online for families and private schools in >
- Virginia’s scholarship tax credits are an educational beacon of hope
- Jul 19, 8:35 AM: Long before the creation of EISTCP a decade ago, the Congress understood the public benefit provided by religious schools, authorizing public funding and tax benefits to support them. Examples include federal Title I and Title II >
- Tennessee school voucher program sign-up begins Tuesday
- Jul 19, 7:58 AM: It’s the new school voucher system the state named the Education Savings Account (ESA) Program. After being held up by court battles over the last three years, starting this school year, it allows parents in just two districts, >
- Opinion | Pluralistic society best argument for school choice
- Jul 14, 9:37 AM: It's time to fully acknowledge the differences that we have in society and find ways to alleviate endless cultural wars. School choice expansion can help us accomplish that goal.
- EdChoice voucher lawsuit continues fight, dozens of orgs, schools join in support
- Jul 14, 9:19 AM: The legislature’s expansion of the EdChoice program allowed the gradual development of a separate, non-public system of education, one that is shielded from public scrutiny while simultaneously funded by public dollars,” the school >
- Tennessee can begin rolling out private school voucher program, court rules, ending 2-year block
- Jul 14, 9:19 AM: On Wednesday, a three-judge panel cleared the way for Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program to proceed in Memphis and Nashville based on last month’s Tennessee Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2019 voucher >
- New scholarship program gives Missouri students more school choice
- Jul 11, 7:32 AM: The MOScholars program helps more families afford private or specialized education.
- Area Private Schools Unfazed After Hope Scholarship Ruling
- Jul 11, 7:29 AM: Leaders at local private and parochial schools aren’t yet bracing for a loss in students after this week’s court ruling deemed funding of the Hope Scholarship in West Virginia unconstitutional.
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