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The Herald Scotland
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
House GOP advances bill to spend $5 billion on private school vouchers
"This is going to be able to deliver scholarships for the families who need it most, so that they can attend private and parochial schools," said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) at the committee hearing. "This bill actually benefits middle-class families and working families like the ones I represent in Staten Island and Brooklyn." Families who earn under three times their local median income and who receive the federal scholarships created by the program could choose to spend the estimated $5,000 they receive on tuition or other schooling needs at private schools, parochial schools or homeschooling. The average private school in New York state costs $21,903 per year, according to the website Private School Review. House Republicans have proposed that the program would be funded through tax credits. For every dollar an American donates to a nonprofit that grants scholarships, the federal government will reduce the person's taxable income by a dollar. The donation limit is capped at $5,000 or 10% of a person's taxable income. Trump signs executive order Bolstering school choice A win for the larger GOP-led school choice movement Trump directed the U.S. Department of Education and multiple federal agencies to prioritize school choice programs shortly after he entered office. The president's support and the federal funding proposal add to the momentum for school choice in the United States particularly in GOP-led states. Families in Texas can now use public funds to pay for a nonpublic education after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher bill into law. The program there allows for government spending of public funds on private schools, including religious schools, and homeschooling. At least 35 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico already have some school choice programs without federal dollars to back them, according to a national school choice dashboard from EdChoice, a national nonprofit group that advocates for school choice legislation. Texas Gov. Abbott: Signs school vouchers into law. What we know about the school choice bill What do people say about school choice? Supporters for school choice largely argue that parents should have a right to choose where their kids attend school regardless of the cost and be supported with tax dollars, arguing that local public schools are often academically inferior to private or parochial schools. "If a child is stuck in a failing school, a mother should be able to move her child to a better one," wrote U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who earlier this year reintroduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, on May 14 on X. "That's what my school choice bill does--and it's in the House tax plan. A better educated American people is a better America." School voucher program opponents often say the programs benefit wealthy families already enrolled in private schools, and who already can afford them. They also argue that school choice programs strip crucial state funding from public schools that are required to take every student, while not everyone lives near private schools or can be accepted into them "Your expansive definition includes an entirely new $20 billion voucher system that seems to encourage parents to abandon our public schools," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX.) to House Republicans about the provision to their budget reconciliation bill at a committee's markup session on May 14. Contact Kayla Jimenez at kjimenez@ Follow her on X at @kaylajjimenez.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
House Republicans propose $5 billion for Donald Trump's school voucher agenda
House Republicans propose $5 billion for Donald Trump's school voucher agenda Show Caption Hide Caption What we know now about school choice programs Do school choice programs provide a true choice for everybody? Here's what we know now. President Donald Trump's longstanding vision to expand school choice by pumping private and religious schools with federal dollars is one step closer to becoming a reality. House Republicans signaled that they back the president's private school-voucher agenda when the House Committee on Ways and Means approved a GOP-led budget proposal on May 14 that would allow the federal government to spend $5 billion per year for four years on nonpublic schools. "This is going to be able to deliver scholarships for the families who need it most, so that they can attend private and parochial schools," said Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York) at the committee hearing. "This bill actually benefits middle-class families and working families like the ones I represent in Staten Island and Brooklyn." Families who earn under three times their local median income and who receive the federal scholarships created by the program could choose to spend the estimated $5,000 they receive on tuition or other schooling needs at private schools, parochial schools or homeschooling. The average private school in New York state costs $21,903 per year, according to the website Private School Review. House Republicans have proposed that the program would be funded through tax credits. For every dollar an American donates to a nonprofit that grants scholarships, the federal government will reduce the person's taxable income by a dollar. The donation limit is capped at $5,000 or 10% of a person's taxable income. Trump signs executive order Bolstering school choice A win for the larger GOP-led school choice movement Trump directed the U.S. Department of Education and multiple federal agencies to prioritize school choice programs shortly after he entered office. The president's support and the federal funding proposal add to the momentum for school choice in the United States particularly in GOP-led states. Families in Texas can now use public funds to pay for a nonpublic education after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher bill into law. The program there allows for government spending of public funds on private schools, including religious schools, and homeschooling. At least 35 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico already have some school choice programs without federal dollars to back them, according to a national school choice dashboard from EdChoice, a national nonprofit group that advocates for school choice legislation. Texas Gov. Abbott: Signs school vouchers into law. What we know about the school choice bill What do people say about school choice? Supporters for school choice largely argue that parents should have a right to choose where their kids attend school regardless of the cost and be supported with tax dollars, arguing that local public schools are often academically inferior to private or parochial schools. "If a child is stuck in a failing school, a mother should be able to move her child to a better one," wrote U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), who earlier this year reintroduced the Educational Choice for Children Act, on May 14 on X. "That's what my school choice bill does—and it's in the House tax plan. A better educated American people is a better America." School voucher program opponents often say the programs benefit wealthy families already enrolled in private schools, and who already can afford them. They also argue that school choice programs strip crucial state funding from public schools that are required to take every student, while not everyone lives near private schools or can be accepted into them "Your expansive definition includes an entirely new $20 billion voucher system that seems to encourage parents to abandon our public schools," said Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX.) to House Republicans about the provision to their budget reconciliation bill at a committee's markup session on May 14. Contact Kayla Jimenez at kjimenez@ Follow her on X at @kaylajjimenez.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Capitol Context: How much does private school cost in Texas?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lawmakers from the Texas House of Representatives recently heard hours and hours… and hours… of public input on the Republican-led plan for education savings accounts (ESAs) which would allow some students to use public dollars to pay for private schooling. As KXAN has reported, estimates from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) show House Bill 3, authored by Salado Republican Rep. Brad Buckley, would offer qualifying families roughly $11,394.25. The Texas Senate's version, SB 2, would allow $10,000 dollars in tuition help or $11,500 for students with disabilities. So we wanted to know just how much private tuition costs in Texas. Is the state offering up too much money? Maybe too little? MORE CAPITOL CONTEXT: How the Texas Senate's 'school choice' plan compares to other states According to Private School Review which uses data directly uploaded by schools across the state, the average private school tuition in Texas in 2025 is $11,348 per year. High school education tends to cost a little more at an average of $12,435 per year compared to $10,898 for private elementary schools. As you might imagine, though, it really depends on the school itself. Some schools can cost tens of thousands of dollars per year while others come in at a few thousand. It also matters where in the state a family lives. Some rural areas have few to zero options when it comes to school, a past sticking point for some Republican house members representing rural districts. The Senate passed its education savings plan in February. The House's version is currently pending in committee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
