Sentences with phrase «allow voucher recipients»

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The voucher program began in the 1970s as a means of breaking up pockets of poverty and allowing poor recipients to move closer to quality schools and job opportunities by offering subsidies to be used on the open rental market.

Earlier, the Senate Education Committee considered a bill that would allow siblings of current Choice Scholarship recipients to qualify for a voucher without first attending public school.

While Yoder wanted to allow siblings of current voucher recipients to receive private school tuition dollars without entering the public school system, Kenley said at the time this would break an agreement that was central to the original voucher bill: public schools get the first chance at educating students.

The new rules preserve that requirement for most families, but would allow two groups — special needs students and siblings of current voucher recipients — to receive a scholarship without attending public school first.

The proposal would also allow disabled students, foster children, siblings of current vouchers recipients and the children of active duty military or veterans to receive vouchers, regardless of family income.

The proposed bill would also allow disabled students, foster children, siblings of voucher recipients and children of active duty military servicemembers and veterans to receive vouchers regardless of family income.