US EditionHouse Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
- House Republicans proposed a budget reconciliation bill on May 12, 2025, allocating up to $5 billion annually for private and religious school scholarships nationwide.
- Supporters want to provide families assigned to low-performing public schools more educational choices, while critics argue the plan would favor the wealthy and harm public schools.
- The proposal limits eligibility to families earning up to triple the median income in their area and supports President Donald Trump's initiative to expand "universal school choice."
- Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy expressed that enabling parents to select the most suitable educational options for their children supports achieving the American Dream, whereas Sasha Pudelski of AASA described the initiative as a considerable risk.
- Critics warn the plan could create a tax shelter benefiting investors and reduce public school resources by lowering enrollment and funding allocations.
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House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.
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Let’s bring universal school choice to the finish line
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Indiana’s Big School Voucher Breakthrough – Wall Street Journal
"The results from expanded choice should be enough to protect it from political attacks, but the opponents never sleep. The key to choice success in the long run is letting the money follow the child no matter the school, public or private. Indiana has taken another step toward that ideal."
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