Sentences with phrase «for tuition at private schools»

The money from this fund is in turn awarded to families to pay for tuition at private schools.

Most people are familiar with voucher programs, where state dollars go to pay for tuition at private schools.

Two weeks ago the Alabama House and Senate passed legislation, The Alabama Accountability Act, giving parents with children in failing schools a tax credit for tuition at a private school.

A voucher (sometimes called a «scholarship») is a handout of taxpayer dollars for private school tuition: The government writes a check for tuition at a private school.

• States have adopted programs to use public funds for tuition at private schools, although 57 % of the public opposes such vouchers.

Stam gutted and amended S456 to require the state to award more Opportunity Scholarships (also known as school vouchers) to kindergartners and first graders — a move that would increase waiting lists for the $ 4,200 scholarships that allow families to use tax dollars for tuition at private schools, many of which are religious and none of which are subject to rigorous oversight and accountability standards.

Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, which allow you to save up to $ 2,000 a year per beneficiary in tax - free accounts, can be used for tuition at private schools.

The new version of the «at public expense» question asked, «Would you vote for or against a system giving parents government - funded school vouchers to pay for tuition at a private school?»

It says a large - scale voucher study would help determine whether giving public school students vouchers to pay for tuition at private schools can improve achievement, especially for students in poor, urban areas.