Election Results Set Stage For Further Expansion Of School Choice …
2 days ago · Opponents of school choice are pointing to Kentucky voters’ decision to reject Amendment 2, a ballot measure that would’ve allowed tax dollars to go to non-government schools, as evidence of ...
School choice voucher debate heats up again after election – NBC …
3 days ago · One likely change may overhaul every school district in the state. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan looks at Governor Abbott’s school choice voucher priority. Tuesday was the first day Texas ...
Trump wants school choice. With GOP wins, can it expand? | AP News
Nov 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that fizzled during his first term. Although proposals to expand private schooling suffered high-profile defeats in several ...
State lawmakers prepare for debate over school choice to heat up …
2 days ago · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking Abbott to declare school choice an emergency item this session, allowing lawmakers to pass bills on the subject within the first 60 days of the session. Pringle said ...
School choice ballot measures failed in 3 states in 2024 election
Nov 7, 2024 · Voters rejected separate proposals in Colorado and Kentucky that aimed to add language supporting school choice to their states' constitutions.
Governor Abbott confident in school choice passage, critics …
3 days ago · According to Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas House now includes 79 strong supporters of school choice—what he calls the necessary votes to secure the passage of the legislation. "Overall, school choice legislation will pass," said Mark Jones, a political analyst. "The only question is how robust, and how expansive it will be."
3 states blunt school choice momentum • Stateline
4 days ago · 3 states blunt school choice momentum. Until last week, the movement to use tax dollars to support private education had been gaining momentum. Teachers greet students stepping off their bus at a Louisville, Ky., public elementary school in 2022. A proposed constitutional amendment to allow public funding support for private school education in ...
School choice goes before voters in 3 states, faces pushback in …
Oct 11, 2024 · Supporters of school choice in Kentucky are hoping voters will do what the state courts wouldn’t — allow a new path for state-supported payments to private schools. Kentucky is one of three states, along with Colorado and Nebraska, with school choice questions on the ballot this fall. Voters will be asked to decide whether public money ...
School choice takes center stage in these states - USA TODAY
Oct 31, 2024 · School choice, an issue that has divided parents for years, is on the ballot in three states this November: Colorado, Kentucky and Nebraska. Choice programs allow states to spend public funds...
Why the school choice movement is finally scoring breakthrough …
Sep 11, 2023 · The conservative push for “school choice” has had its most successful year ever. Why did it break through after decades of effort — and what comes next? by Andrew Prokop. Updated Sep 11, 2023,...
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