Tag: public school budget concerns

FILE – Students and parents rally at the Ohio Statehouse in support of possible changes that would increase eligibility for taxpayer-funded school vouchers to K-12 students statewide, May 17, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, file) Republican-led states are rapidly expanding school voucher programmes even as warnings grow louder over their long-term financial sustainability. Across the nation, conservative lawmakers are advancing legislation to direct more public dollars toward private education, fueling a movement that critics say could destabilise state budgets and undermine public schools. The surge comes at a time of slowing revenue growth, dwindling federal pandemic aid, and ... Read more