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Tax Trouble: What’s wrong with the N.H. voucher bill

New Hampshire legislators have passed a backdoor plan that is catching on in some states. Under the scheme, businesses would be allowed to donate money to organizations that dole out vouchers and then get 85 percent of that money back in the form of a tax credit.

May 21, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Educational Swamp: Louisiana Governor Pushes Voucher Bills

March 27, 2012 No Comment

Louisiana has an incredibly bad record when it comes to taxpayer aid to religious schools. Here comes another one.

Voucher Volley: Georgia Bill Dies, but Similar Schemes Still in Play

March 9, 2012 No Comment

Another bad bill bites the dust! Lawmakers in Georgia tabled a measure yesterday that would have used taxpayer money to expand school vouchers for religious and other private schools.

Reason Gets Unreasonable: Bailey’s Plan Won’t Fix Church-State Separation

March 1, 2012 6 Comments

Ronald Bailey of Reason Magazine thinks he has a solution to the church-state debate: Cut the financial ties between government and religious organizations. Good idea, but poorly planned.

NCPE Asks House Committee to Reject Vouchers in ESEA Reauthorization

February 26, 2012 No Comment

Last Thursday, the House Education and Workforce Committee held a hearing on two of their Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization bills, which include allowance for school vouchers.

Independent Report Finds Major Problems with Maryland Voucher Proposal

February 7, 2012 No Comment

Maryland’s final BOAST report, released last month, finds numerous problems with the backdoor voucher proposal – the same concerns that AU routinely raises about voucher programs.

The Bishop’s Blunder: Let’s Keep Hitler Out of the ‘School Choice’ Debate

January 24, 2012 No Comment

Harrisburg, PA Bishop Joseph McFadden, upset about failure of a school voucher program, compares public education advocates to Hitler, Mussolini.

Our Recommendations for the Tennessee Governor’s New Voucher Task Force

January 13, 2012 1 Comment

Last month, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced the formation of the Task Force on Opportunity Scholarships for Tennessee to make recommendations to him on possible voucher programs in the state.

Funny Money: Pa. Charter School Accused of Using Public Dollars to Fund Church

January 12, 2012 1 Comment

Taxpayer funds can all too easily be diverted to religious purposes through “school choice” projects. The Rev. Dennis Bloom’s school was apparently just a funnel for his personal interests and that of his church.

Super Superintendent: An Educator in Rural Oklahoma Comes to the Defense of Public Schools

December 20, 2011 1 Comment

Oklahoma has a private-school voucher plan aimed at children with special needs, and one of its toughest critics is a career educator in the tiny community of Mounds, population 1,200.