A first-of-its-kind effort to leverage federal tax dollars to help families pay for private school tuition anywhere in the U.S. is one step closer to becoming a reality. Republicans on the House Ways ...

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School vouchers, often referred to as “school choice” programs, use public funds to help families pay for their children’s private education. Supporters say families should receive state support to ...

In a standing-room-only hearing Tuesday full of emotional testimony, the Texas House Committee on Public Education discussed the chamber’s Education Savings Account bill. If passed, the legislation ...

Travel vouchers are typically awarded to airline passengers who volunteer to be bumped from their scheduled flight due to overbooking by the airline. By volunteering to take a later flight, you will ...

A row of lockers at Bennetts Valley Elementary School in Weedville, Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative ...

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Senate Education Chairman Paul Boyer has a very complicated bill (Senate Bill 1657) to increase state assistance to students attending private schools. The bill passed the Senate on a straight ...

This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. Few arguments in Harrisburg are as fraught as the one happening now over school choice vouchers, and it features a lot of spin from lawmakers and ...