Vouchers: How Many Students From Your District Have Left For Private School
The number of Indiana students participating in the state’s voucher program more than doubled in the program’s second year.
The number of Indiana students participating in the state’s voucher program more than doubled in the program’s second year.
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a constitutional challenge of the state’s voucher law.
About 300 Indiana private schools accept state vouchers, and some have seen tremendous enrollment growth as a result of the state’s choice scholarships. But large gains may not be the norm.
Even before Governor Daniels signed into law measures creating a statewide private school voucher program and making it easier to open charter schools, a newly-released IU report shows Indiana’s non-profit education sector was already booming.
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is ending the practice of offering referral incentives, in light of the state voucher program. Public schools feel the practice was “unethical.”
Much of the controversy around school vouchers has focused on the religious nature of many private schools taking part in the program. And it’s true. About 98 percent of all voucher schools are Christian schools. But we decided to look at vouchers from a different angle. How well are these schools performing on the state’s [...]
Nearly 4,000 Indiana students take part in the state’s voucher program. This system is currently being challenged in court. The Indiana State Teachers Association is claiming that vouchers are being used to fund religious schools and religious teaching. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett has defended the program. We continue our series on school vouchers [...]
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