School Vouchers Are So Popular Some Districts Are Running Out

More states have been adopting expanded school choice options, offering vouchers for families who wish to move their children from failing public schools to private schools. In just the past year, nine states have adopted new rules that not only provide for this choice but have reduced or eliminated caps on household income levels so that even less economically challenged families can qualify for the vouchers. This trend is creating budgetary challenges for states while raising questions over programs that were originally envisioned as a way for low-income households to help their children succeed. But it also highlights the question of how education, long viewed as primarily a publicly funded responsibility of the state, can survive if it increasingly moves into the private sector. (Associated Press)Read More