A six justice majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court, with one justice dissenting, has ruled that the state’s means of funding its statewide private school voucher program violates the state constitution.
Continue reading...In a 5-0 decision, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s private school voucher law, the “Choice Scholarship Program”, passes muster under the state constitution.
Continue reading...The Alexandria Town Talk reports that the Louisiana Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in a suit brought by opponents of the state’s private school voucher program, including the Louisiana School Boards Association, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, and the Louisiana Association of Educators.
Continue reading...In a 2-1 split, a three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the plaintiffs, who include students, parents, taxpayers, and non-profit organizations, lacked standing to challenge the Douglas County School District’s Choice Scholarship Program, which provides vouchers for private school tuition under Colorado’s Public School Finance Act of 1994.
Continue reading...According to the Courier-Journal, legislation has been introduced in the Indiana legislature to make it easier for siblings of private school voucher students to join Indiana’s voucher program.
Continue reading...As reported by The Associated Press in The Times-Picayune, a federal district court judge has held that the operation of Governor Bobby Jindal’s voucher program in Tangipahoa Parish conflicts with a decades-old desegregation case in the parish.
Continue reading...The Indianapolis Star reports that the Indiana Supreme Court has heard arguments in the suit seeking to overturn the State’s school voucher program.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press report in The Times-Picayune, the Tangipahoa Parish school system argues that Louisiana’s new voucher law, which pays private school tuition for some lower-income students from low-performing schools, diverts state money from the local school district.
Continue reading...According to The Commercial Appeal, a task force appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has skipped over the question of whether to create a school voucher program. Instead, the panel’s most spirited recent debate was over how soon vouchers could be offered in Tennessee.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in The Republic that some private schools participating in Louisiana’s new voucher program teach creationism and reject evolution, promoting a religious doctrine that challenges the lessons central to public school science classrooms.
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