Articles tagged as: school vouchers
April 19, 2024
New report says Indiana does little to make pre-K widely available
A new national report on preschool access shows Indiana lags behind most other states.
Read MoreApril 5, 2024
Indianapolis charter school seeks to go private so it can accept vouchers
The Genius School, a K-6 school on the city’s east side, is petitioning the State Board of Education for accreditation as a non-public school.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2023
Parents like private school vouchers so much that demand is exceeding budgets in some states
In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2023
Federal court rules Roncalli Catholic school, archdiocese was allowed to fire a 2nd gay counselor
For the second time, a federal appeals court ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis did not violate discrimination laws when it fired a school counselor in 2018 for being in a same-sex marriage.
Read MoreJune 30, 2023
From pronouns to free textbooks, here are 7 new Indiana education laws
Some of Indiana's new education laws are highly controversial.
Read MoreJune 20, 2023
Database: How much money private schools get in Indiana's voucher program
The most recent data on how much money private schools receive in Indiana's voucher program.
Read MoreJune 13, 2023
Indiana’s school voucher program use at all-time high, but there are fewer low-income families
The Choice Scholarship Program totaled $311.8 million in grants for 53,262 students in the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new state report.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2021
Study: Competition Spurred By Vouchers Limits Long-Term Public School Performance
The study focuses on voucher participation and private school density around public schools, and uses eight years of state school choice and test performance data.
Read MoreApril 8, 2021
Indiana School Voucher Expansion Rolled Back In Senate Plan
A proposed expansion of Indiana's private school voucher program would be scaled back under the new state budget plan from state Senate Republicans, while still boosting the program's spending by about 25 percent.
Read MoreApril 8, 2021
Senate GOP Budget Proposal Adds K-12 Funds For Poverty, Less For School Choice
Indiana Senate Republicans unveiled their $36 billion two-year state budget proposal Thursday making a number of changes to the Houses K-12 funding plan and focusing heavily on one-time spending.
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