Some state education leaders were stunned to learn they may not get their June payments on time from the state because of a $206 million funding shortfall. One of the key reasons: State vouchers.

Public schools are under siege — not from falling test scores, but by coordinated disinformation campaigns disguised as educational reform. School voucher advocates promise freedom, innovation and ...

The Louisiana Legislature overwhelmingly approved a $51 billion budget plan Thursday without funding for Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature private education voucher initiative, one that he initially ...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made the voucher program law in February 2025, allowing taxpayer dollars to be used by families for private school expenses.

Group of parents claims centerpiece of Gov. Bill Lee’s educational agenda ‘drains funds from under-resourced public schools' ...

The Republican-led Louisiana Senate Finance Committee has removed public money meant to expand the use of private education vouchers in spite of the initiative being a priority for fellow Republican ...

Polk County Public Schools recently raised concerns about the "diversion" of $45.7 million in state funding. The rising cost of educational vouchers, projected to reach nearly $4 billion in 2025-2026, ...

Tennessee families in all 95 counties can now apply for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to help offset costs for private K-12 schooling. The Education Freedom Scholarship program opened applications ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – K-12 public schools across the Central Florida area are facing budget pressure as the state continues to allocate education funds to private and home-school students by using voucher ...

Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, helped lead an effort to reduce funding in the state budget for a new private education voucher program that Gov. Jeff Landry has pushed. (Wes ...