Sentences with phrase «approve tuition vouchers»

Debate over school choice will move from the policy arena to the courts following the passage of legislation last month that made Ohio and Wisconsin the first states to approve tuition vouchers for children who attend religious schools.

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Supporters of school vouchers rally in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 24, in hopes of persuading state lawmakers to approve a voucher program that would provide public money to families to help pay tuition at private and religious schools.

It's impossible to know how many other private schools may have been experiencing financial troubles before being approved to accept school vouchers — they are not required to submit any financial information up front in order to be approved to participate in the program, aside from stating their tuition and fee rates for 2014 - 15.

BATON ROUGE — A second private school tuition voucher proposal is on the way to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk, with both legislative chambers on Tuesday approving a final version of a plan that would allow corporations and individuals to recoup state general fund rebates for contributions they make to private organizations that dole out tuition grants.