School vouchers Archives

Judge asked to toss South Carolina private school money ban

May 4, 2021

Private schools and colleges asked a federal judge Monday to strike down the provision in South Carolina’s constitution that bars public money for private and religious schools, saying the 1895 measure is discriminatory.

By Associated Press

Board: districts must pay for 3 to attend religious schools

Apr 23, 2021

The Vermont State Board of Education has decided that the school districts of three students must pay the tuition for them to attend religious schools as part of a state tuition benefit that they were denied.

By Associated Press

Indiana Republicans resolute for school voucher expansion

Mar 27, 2021

Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program in the face of pushback from public school leaders across the state.

By Tom Davies and Casey Smith

WVa House OKs bill to allow private school savings accounts

Feb 19, 2021

The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill Thursday to allow publicly funded savings accounts for students to attend private schools over vehement opposition from Democrats and educators that the move would be costly, unnecessary and discriminatory.

By John Raby

Maine ban on religious tuition funding goes to Supreme Court

Feb 6, 2021

Three families demanding that the state pay tuition for religious schools are taking their appeal to a U.S. Supreme Court that looks much different than when the lawsuit was filed more than two years ago.

By David Sharp

South Carolina Supreme Court justices discuss private school funding lawsuit

Sep 19, 2020

Meeting in person for oral arguments for the first time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments Friday over whether Gov. Henry McMaster has the power to direct $32 million in federal pandemic relief funds to private schools.

By Michelle Liu

Maine, Vermont next in fight over aid to religious schools

Jul 1, 2020

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education could breathe new life into efforts to force Maine and Vermont to help fund religious educations.

By David Sharp and Wilson Ring

High court sparks new battle over church-state separation

Jul 1, 2020

The Supreme Court elated religious freedom advocates and alarmed secular groups with its Tuesday ruling on public funding for religious education, a decision whose long-term effect on the separation of church and state remains to be seen.

By David Crary and Elana Schor