School choice
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Legislative update: The 5 states taking up private school choice bills in 2024
More than 13.7% of Catholic school students nationwide use school choice program funding to help with tuition, according to the... Read more
Texas lawmakers vote to remove school choice provision from funding bill
The amendment would have allowed parents to make use of 75% of the cost of sending the student to public... Read more
Texas school choice bill draws support from state Catholic conference
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he had reached an agreement with Texas House leadership on the school choice bill. Read more
North Carolina passes universal school choice
Every North Carolina family will be able to apply for tuition assistance to attend a K-12 private school beginning in... Read more
As a new school year begins, Catholic groups draw battle lines in culture war
Several Catholic organizations and activist efforts are working to push back on the extreme ideologies in much of public schooling. Read more
Texas bishops support plan to give families tuition credits to spend on private or parochial schools
Catholic bishops in Texas are all-in advocating for parental school choice in the state Legislature this spring. Read more
New Iowa ‘school choice’ program a boon for Catholic schools, bishop says
Students who attend Iowa Catholic schools will soon get a financial boost of nearly $7,600 per year. Read more
Vermont to allow religious schools to use state assistance after settling lawsuit
State and local government officials agreed that Vermont’s exclusion of religious private schools from the program is unconstitutional and unenforceable. Read more
Catholic schools are booming — new EWTN poll sheds light on possible reasons
Catholic voters expressed dissatisfaction with several aspects of public education, which may help explain why Catholic school enrollment is increasing... Read more
US Supreme Court rules against Maine's ban on tuition aid to religious schools
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-3 that Maine’s policy barring students in a student-aid program from using their aid... Read more
Funding for poor Los Angeles Catholic schools in limbo as judge nixes lawsuit
Despite a State of California report saying that the Los Angeles Unified School District wrongly withheld federal funding from Catholic... Read more
Supreme Court considers religious liberty in Maine education case
Attorneys representing a Maine family at the Supreme Court are feeling confident following Wednesday’s oral arguments in the case Carson... Read more
Catholic school students ask court permanently to bar Vermont from excluding them from tuition program
A religious freedom law firm has filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to make permanent a preliminary... Read more
Illinois bishops urge support for school choice measure, while Nebraska bill fails
Illinois bishops are urging Catholics in the state to support a scholarship program funded by donations with tax credit incentives... Read more
Kentucky Catholic Conference praises school choice law
The Catholic Conference of Kentucky is pleased with the recent passage of a school choice bill in the commonwealth. Read more
Michigan bishops welcome court decision favoring funds for private schools
The Michigan Catholic Conference is pleased with a recent state Supreme Court decision that requires a lower court to review... Read more
Court halts Education Department’s rule for pandemic relief money to private schools
A federal judge has blocked a rule by the Department of Education for allocating pandemic relief money to private schools. Read more
Bishops back school choice funding bill
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has offered its support for a new school funding bill, as Catholic schools... Read more
NY Catholic archdiocese to close 20 schools, merge 3
The Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that 20 of its schools will not reopen, following the coronavirus crisis, and... Read more
Coronavirus relief must benefit private schools equitably, US Education Department says
Federal coronavirus aid to private schools is now enforceable by law, the U.S. Department of Education has said, following concerns... Read more
