Republican-led states keep adding school voucher programs even as critics worry about cost

Showdown over voucher funding looms

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House and Senate on Thursday were headed for a showdown over whether to inject millions of taxpayer dollars into a program funding private school tuition.

K-12 education voucher bill headed to SC governor's desk • SC Daily Gazette

Rep. Shannon Erickson, R-Beaufort, on March 4, 2025. A compromise Erickson made with the Senate on K-12 private school scholarships passed the House on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — A bill that would allow up to 15,000 K-12 students in South Carolina to receive $7,500 scholarships next year for private tuition headed to the governor’s desk Thursday after the House agreed to a compromise with the Sen…

Progressive ideology in public schools

The Texas legislature finally passed school vouchers and the governor signed it into law. A few weeks ago, I wrote that we are witnessing a split into two separate systems, a progressive public system and a traditional private system.

Houston private schools see a 30-40% rise in applications

Houston private schools expand as state voucher program advances to Gov. Abbott. Rising applications highlight a growing shift to private education.

What Dems can learn from Abbott's victory on vouchers

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has nothing good to say about Greg Abbott, but acknowledges the Republican governor used political power effectively to pass “school choice.”

A look at other state's school voucher programs as Texas passes its own

The Texas Legislature last week passed a bill that would fund a $1 billion school voucher program.