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South Carolina

Most new SC voucher recipients already were being privately educated, state says

Most of the students receiving South Carolina’s state-funded private school scholarships this school year already were being taught outside of the public education system, the S.C. Department of Education told a state representative.

Tennessee

Tennessee Republicans push for significant last-minute ESA voucher expansion

Tennessee Republicans want to drop all enrollment caps and expand eligibility to the state’s initial voucher program, effectively merging Tennessee’s two voucher programs as Gov. Bill Lee pushes lawmakers to provide state dollars to all families who applied to the Education Freedom Scholarships program this year.

Arkansas

Lawmakers should answer for huge spending boost on vouchers, no real boost for public schools

Arkansas lawmakers head to Little Rock to debate a proposed $6.7 billion state budget that includes a noteworthy expansion of our private school and homeschool voucher program, but no new investment in our state’s chronically underfunded public schools.

Kentucky

KY GOP supermajority overrides Beshear veto of education grants fueled by US tax credit

Kentucky’s Republican-controlled House and Senate overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill that would opt the state into a program of education grants for K-12 students promoted by the Trump administration and benefiting from a new federal tax credit.

Mississippi

Private-School Voucher Bill Dies in Mississippi Senate; House Passes $5,000 Teacher Pay Raise

Mississippi will not expand its school voucher program to use public tax dollars for private school tuition after the Mississippi Senate Education Committee killed the House’s massive education package.

Regional

The Federal Voucher Tax Credit is Coming to the South: Engagement Opportunities for Advocates Prior to Regulations

As the country awaits federal rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) that will provide guidance to the federal voucher tax credit (FVTC) program, many Southern governors have already opted in.

Regional

What the Federal Voucher Program Means for Southern Schools

Date Published: April 3, 2026 By Nikkolette Hunter and Qubilah Huddleston Across the South, states a…

Kentucky

Where private schools are plentiful, Kentucky Amendment 2 still failed

How Louisvillians responded when asked if they wanted to constitutionally allow public money to go t…

Georgia

Fight over voucher spending is key to setting Georgia budget

For Georgia lawmakers to agree on a state budget, they must first agree on how much they are going t…