“But public school advocates argue that the voucher program and privatization of the public school system won’t have the positive impact on student achievement that voucher program advocates predict. Groups such as the Public Schools First NC stress that ‘the best investments for our children, our communities and North Carolina’s future is a strong, well-funded local public […]
New Hampshire believes in the separation of church and state. And on June 17th, the court found that their tax-credit program violated the NH Constitution. “A New Hampshire state court ruled today that a tuition tax-credit program violates the state constitution. The program was challenged by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the […]
Education historian and public school champion Diane Ravitch calls out Louisiana’s voucher program as a sorry example of education “reform.” “It is a living demonstration of what happens when public officials abandon responsibility for the children and institutions in their care. Watch what happens when the state gives children a voucher for public funds and […]
In an important victory for church-state separation, a U.S. Senate committee has handily voted down a voucher proposal that could have diverted billions to religious and other private schools. At a June 12 markup, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 14-8 against an amendment to S. 1094, the “Strengthening America’s Schools Act,” that […]
