Sentences with phrase «over school vouchers»

All of the reviewers recognize a need to inject a measure of reason into the politically charged debate over school vouchers.
As the Heritage Foundation's Lindsey Burke and I have explained, the ability to customize a child's education and save funds for later are significant improvements over school vouchers:
In light of the Supreme Court's ruling on playground equipment in Missouri, should we expect more or fewer lawsuits over school vouchers?
Cantor says Congress will «leave no stone unturned» in challenging the Justice Department, unless it drops its fight over school vouchers in New Orleans.
Debates rage on over school vouchers, which some of my black neighbors favor because of serious remaining questions about the quality of public schools.
Although the public appears to be equally divided over school vouchers, backing for the idea wanes as supporters are told that vouchers could decrease funding for public schools, a national poll released last week says.
A decision in favor of Trinity Lutheran would hardly end the legal conflict over school vouchers.
But there appeared to be growing discontent among some Republican lawmakers over the school voucher program, as Rep. Bryan Holloway led efforts to block Stam's proposal by telling his colleagues they «might find it interesting» to look at what kinds of schools voucher students are picking and choosing.
For example, WEAC's spending hit around $ 550,000 on television and radio advertisements in 2009 and was crucial to the election of Tony Evers over school voucher proponent Rose Fernandez.
Ladner himself writes, «Relative to a voucher program, a system of parent - managed accounts may have constitutional advantages over school vouchers.
AUSTIN — The two - year state budget nearing passage contains almost no new money for public schools, a victim of infighting over school vouchers.
A key improvement of ESAs over school vouchers and tax credits is that funds not used for K - 12 educational purposes can be «saved» or rolled over each year and used for continuing or higher education, thus changing the «use it or lose it» mentality in the current public school funding system.
With the U.S. Supreme Court lifting the constitutional cloud over school vouchers in 2002, parents in Pennsylvania and the rest of the nation are energized and are demanding more choice in their children's education every year.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday called the Justice Department's lawsuit against Louisiana over school vouchers possible «payback for political elections of the past.»
Chavous sums up the fierce debate over school vouchers in a simple, succinct, and powerful question to Pennsylvania parents: «Would you send your child — the one you love with all of your heart — to any of these schools where violence and mayhem are the golden rule?»
She has reported on battles over school vouchers, efforts to educate China's massive population of migrant children, and the explosion of charter schools in New Orleans.
Research shows that parents in Arizona are overwhelmingly satisfied with the state's ESA program and, as Lindsey Burke and I recently explained, ESAs are a significant improvement over school vouchers:
During a visit to a Philadelphia charter school on Monday, U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor demanded the U.S. Department of Justice drop its lawsuit over school vouchers or face a congressional challenge.
Bradley funded WILL primarily to be a «litigation center» to aid the fight over school vouchers, to attack public sector unions and to backstop Wisconsin's right - wing infrastructure.
America is engaged in a heated debate over school vouchers.
Charter growth has been facilitated by the ferocious, partisan debate over school vouchers.
Battles over school vouchers have already taken place in more than half the state legislatures, and they will go on.
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