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Worried about school segregation? Don’t forget private schools
By Matt Barnum
September 30, 2019
Indiana
An Indiana private school’s $500 recruitment deal reignites debate over voucher oversight
By Erica Irish
July 1, 2019
Tennessee
Five important things to know about Tennessee’s final voucher legislation
By Marta W. Aldrich
May 8, 2019

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Jazmiah Vasquez, who has been out of school since 2017, plays a computer game at home. New York
7 and out of school since 2017: How Jazmiah slipped through the cracks of NYC’s special ed system
By Alex Zimmerman
May 4, 2019
Tennessee
Tennessee legislature approves compromise voucher proposal aimed at Memphis, Nashville
By Marta W. Aldrich
May 1, 2019
Tennessee
Lawmakers negotiating Tennessee vouchers include strong ties to private, home school
By Marta W. Aldrich
May 1, 2019
Tennessee
Education voucher plan by Tennessee’s governor generates more questions than answers
By Marta W. Aldrich
March 6, 2019
Mayor Bill de Blasio specialized high school segregation nyc New York
New York City now spends $325 million a year to send students with disabilities to private schools
By Alex Zimmerman
January 7, 2019
National
D.C.’s private school voucher program hurt low-income students’ math test scores, according to federal study
By Matt Barnum
May 29, 2018
Tennessee
With the defeat of vouchers, Memphis Catholic leaders seek charter conversion
By Laura Faith Kebede
January 24, 2018
Colorado
Inside one Colorado family’s long legal journey to affirm their son’s right to a meaningful education
By Ann Schimke
November 15, 2017
National
Explore: Indiana private schools’ policies on LGBT students
By Julia Donheiser
August 10, 2017
National
On Betsy DeVos’s budget wish list: $250M to ‘build the evidence base’ for vouchers
By Sarah Darville
May 23, 2017
Indiana
Religious schooling is the top reason parents use vouchers, survey finds
By Meghan Mangrum
June 28, 2016
Tennessee
Most private schools in Memphis on the fence about accepting state tuition vouchers
By Laura Faith Kebede
February 10, 2016