School Vouchers News

Nearly five years after she published a landmark paper on school choice, Professor of Economics Caroline M. Hoxby '88 is engaged in a fiery academic dispute over the paper's integrity.

Parents who want to take advantage of a school transfer policy that's part of the No Child Left Behind Act have until July 20 to pick a new school.2.7

State Capitol HEAR COMMENTS FROM JOHN LAW BY CLICKING "LIVE AUDIO" ICON ABOVE. West Virginia residents who receive West Virginia WORKS cash assistance will begin receiving their school clothing vouchers this ...2.9

By The Associated Press Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida: --- July 4 The Miami Herald, on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement: The retirement of Associate Justice Sandra Day ...3.2

A proposal to create a statewide school voucher program was shelved in the Texas House of Representatives May 23 after five hours of heated debate, effectively ending any chance of giving Lone Star State ...2.7

The Republican candidate for governor, who pundits have said was too moderate to win, now embraces socially conservative views.2.7

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2 -- Ohio is more than tripling the size of its school voucher program, making it the nation's largest since the practice of using public money for private-school tuition was found ...2.7

Given the cultural and historical particularities of the United States and Europe, it is hard to say that one model of church-state relations is "better" than another.3.1

Ohio is more than tripling the size of its school voucher program, making it the nation's largest since the practice of using public money for private school tuition was found constitutional three years ago.2.7

After nine weeks of debate and deliberation in which the main accomplishments were a new hospital tax and passage of a bigger state budget, lawmakers concluded a legislative session Thursday that might be ...2.7

Telecommunications came to the forefront of discussion between State Sen. Tom Baker, of Trenton, and Jerry Vap, chairman of the Public Service Commission, at the Community Hospital on Thursday morning during ...2.7

Two contenders have already thrown their hats in the ring -- Adrian Fenty and Vincent Orange -- and more may soon follow suit.

By Kavan Peterson and Mark K. Matthews - In a modern brick building just off the highway here, a small team of evangelical lawyers is trying to elevate conservative Christian values in U.S. society.2.7

For many Americans, the most important investment the government can make on their behalf--one that dictates much of the course of their lives--is the money spent to give them a quality education.2.7

Voters defeated five of seven measures, including school vouchers and bonds for housing projects.2.7

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for a special election today on his initiatives to change state government -- even as critics charge that by pushing for a November vote, the California governor ...

With an influx of 600 students in the past year from the D.C. school voucher program, the city's Catholic schools are seeing a turnaround.4.2

HAWKSHEAD, England At the grammar school where the romantic poet William Wordsworth studied in the late 18th century, one can still learn lessons that might, indeed should, be applied in English and American ...4.2

Vouchers history Students who attend schools that receive two F's within a four-year period are eligible for vouchers to attend private schools.2.7

A new study by the Cato Institute takes an in-depth look at allegations of corruption and abuse of assets in the nation's public schools, a system built upon the expectation of public accountability.2.7

The state Supreme Court took up the legality of the nation's first statewide school voucher program, with the justices focusing on how it's funded and the implications for religion.2.7

The Senate ends a hold on the nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to become a federal appeals court ... Florida High Court Reviews School Vouchers NPR - Tue Jun 7,11:08 AM ET The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of a statewide school voucher program.2

Wire . 06/07/2005 . Excerpts from Fla. Supreme Court arguments on school voucher law Search Recent News Archives Web for News * Local * Education * Obituaries Sports Entertainment Business Living * Health * ...2.7

ROE TOWNSHIP , Entering the home stretch in the Republican gubernatorial primary, front-runners Doug Forrester and Bret Schundler talked property taxes and what those taxes pay for: public education.4.2

A White House official, who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, has repeatedly edited government climate reports in a way that downplays links between greenhouse gas emissions and global ...1.3

Some parents in Manatee County, like Jonie Farrell of Bradenton, will be paying close attention Tuesday as attorneys spar with state Supreme Court justices over the constitutionality of private-school vouchers.2.7

Many high-profile issues didn't pass legislative muster this spring as state lawmakers adjourned ... Waco area police chiefs searching for a tougher penalty for car burglaries suffered the same ...2.7

A Southeast Washington mother is protesting a private school's decision to bar two of her children from returning to the school next year under the District's school voucher program, which uses federal taxpayer ...2.9

Like racism and justice in New Jersey. The Rev. Reginald Jackson, executive director of the state's Black Ministers Council, says his group will shortly issue a report called "The Poor and Powerless in New ...3.1

Well, P.T Barnum's famous quote "there's a sucker born every minute" is wrong, at least about most ... So Matt Drudge got the story and became rich and famous.2

A look at some bills that made it, and some that didn't, in the regular session of the 79th Texas ... Private school vouchers: Would have provided taxpayer money for some students living in urban school districts to attend private school.5.5

AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry cemented his relationship with social conservatives this legislative session, but he didn't make many new friends.3.2