US EditionMore than 36,000 students apply for 14,000 spots in Alabama’s new school choice program
- Alabama's CHOOSE Act received 22,167 applications for 36,873 students by the April 7 deadline.
- Alabama established the CHOOSE Act to help families pay for private school or homeschooling costs.
- More than half of applicant families already have children in private schools or homeschool programs.
- Eligible families could receive up to $7,000 for tuition, or $2,000 for home school; Ivey stated that Alabama families want school choice.
- Lawmakers allocated $100 million for the first year, but might need more due to application volume.
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Most of the families applying for Ala.'s school vouchers have kids in non-public schools
More than half of families who applied for Alabama’s new school voucher program have children attending a private school or are home schooling. School choice advocates say the application figures released Tuesday by Gov. Kay Ivey’s office for the CHOOSE…
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Most of the families applying for Alabama's new school vouchers have kids in non-public schools
More than half of families who applied for Alabama’s new school voucher program have children attending a private school or are home schooling.
More than 36,000 students apply for 14,000 spots in Alabama’s new school choice program
Nearly 37,000 Alabama students have signed up for the state’s newest school choice program, which would give families thousands of taxpayer dollars to use for private education.But not every student’s family will get a check in July for private school tuition; current funding can support up to 14,000 students in the program’s first year.
CHOOSE Act applications close; most applicants come from nonpublic schools • Alabama Reflector
Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, speaks to a colleague on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on April 1, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. Garrett sponsored last year's CHOOSE Act, which allows families to claim up to $7,000 a year in income tax credit per student to spend on nonpublic education expenses, including private school tuition. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)Almost 37,000 students have applied for …
School choice applications close, private school families outnumber others
Close to 37,000 Alabama students submitted applications to receive funding from the state’s new school choice program, according to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office. More than 40 percent of applications came from students already enrolled in private schools.
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