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A school voucher, also called an education voucher in a voucher system, is a certificate of government funding for students at schools chosen by themselves or their parents. Funding is usually for a particular year, term, or semester. In some countries, states, or local jurisdictions, the voucher can be used to cover or reimburse home schooling ...
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program provides scholarships to low-income children in Washington D.C. for tuition and other fees at participating private schools. The program was the first Federally funded school voucher program in the United States. It was first approved in 2003 and allowed to expire for the first time in 2009 under the ...
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002), was a 5–4 decision of the United States Supreme Court that upheld an Ohio program that used school vouchers.The Court decided that the program did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, as long as parents using the program were allowed to choose among a range of secular and religious schools.
Big Piney High School (Grades 9–12) Big Piney Middle School (Grades 6–8) Big Piney Elementary School (Grades K-5) La Barge Elementary School (Grades K-5) Student demographics. The following figures are as of October 1, 2008. Total District Enrollment: 691; Student enrollment by gender. Male: 367 (53.11%) Female: 324 (46.89%)
Protesters rally Oct. 7 outside the Capitol against school choice programs and vouchers for private schools that many say would hurt public schools.
According to a study, vouchers could result in 380 fewer educators and over $52.1 million less funding in Fayette County alone. Over in Jessamine County — home to 14 public schools and zero ...
The big story: When Florida lawmakers expanded eligibility for the state’s taxpayer funded school voucher program, they also authorized families to use the money for much more than tuition and fees.
School choice in the U.S. state of Florida is a suite of state programs that allow families to use public resources to receive education outside of their neighborhood public school. Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) program is the largest of its kind in the U.S., with more students than all but the state's largest school districts. [1]