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  2. School voucher - Wikipedia

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    In some Southern states during the 1960s, school vouchers were used as a way to perpetuate segregation. In a few instances, public schools were closed outright and vouchers were issued to parents. The vouchers, known as tuition grants, in many cases, were only good at new, private and segregated schools, known as segregation academies. [15]

  3. United States Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government.It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into ...

  4. D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program - Wikipedia

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    The study received the Department of Education's highest rating for scientific rigor. [12] Over 90% of the study's participants were African American, and most of the remainder were Latino American. Further research found that students who received vouchers were 25% more likely to enroll in college than students with similar demographic ...

  5. Voucher dilemma: Unraveling fiscal impact of school choice ...

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    According to the Indiana Department of Education, Roncalli received nearly $5.7 million in state voucher funding for more than 800 students. ... Studies on the impact of education vouchers have ...

  6. School choice, vouchers, education savings accounts. What ...

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    People also call such programs “vouchers,” though school choice proponents don’t typically use the term. Abbott and the Legislature are calling the program “education savings accounts."

  7. Administration of federal assistance in the United States

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    In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.

  8. Local schools hope to change voucher system, bring money to ...

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    Almost 100 public school districts across Ohio, including several local ones, have joined in a lawsuit to change the private school voucher system.

  9. Betsy DeVos - Wikipedia

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    DeVos believes education in the United States should encourage the proliferation of charter schools and open up private schools to more students via financial assistance programs, often called vouchers. She has stated that education is "a closed system, a closed industry, a closed market. It's a monopoly, a dead end."