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In 2011 the initial school voucher program in Indiana passed while Mitch Daniels was governor. In 2013 the Indiana General Assembly passed HB 1003, which amended the school voucher program by creating tax credits for those already enrolled in private school and expanding voucher eligibility. Mike Pence was governor and supported the changes. [1]
Looking forward, experts and critics in Indiana question whether the state can afford to subsidize sometimes wealthy private schools to the tune of $1.6 billion (since the program started) without ...
For the 2020–2021 school year, public school enrollment fell by 3 percent. Private and charter schools grew an estimated 7 percent. 18 states either initiated school-choice programs or expanded offerings, making 3.6 million American students eligible for school choice and/or homeschool support programs. Several states expanded eligibility to ...
Voucher supporters believe the competition from private schools helps public schools improve their quality of education. Keri Miksza, chair of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education Monroe ...
Nearly every Indiana student is eligible for vouchers and Hoosier taxpayers are spending $1.136 billion in this budget cycle to pay private school tuition. Unfortunately, for voucher recipients ...
Private-school vouchers affect government budgets through two channels: ... On April 27, 2011, Indiana passed a statewide voucher program, the largest in the U.S. It ...
In total, 11,364 Marion County public school students transferred to a private school via the voucher program in fall 2022. Fort Wayne Community Schools saw the most transfers to nonpublic schools ...
On May 23, 2017, it was visited by the US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos [5] who touted Indiana for being the leading state in granting vouchers for students to attend private schools. The media pointed out that Cristo Rey was the exception, where vouchers were going to the underserved populace. [1]