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Arizona expands vouchers beyond students with disabilities (The Arizona Republic, 5-17-2012)

Wisconsin governor signs bill to limit vouchers (Associated Press, 4-6-2012)

Louisiana approves bills on statewide vouchers, charter schools, teacher tenure (Associated Press, 4-5-2012)

Arizona governor vetoes voucher expansion bill, cites impact on general funds, preference on private schools (The Republic, 4-4-2012)

Louisiana voucher program will cost school districts, report concludes (Associated Press, 3-31-2012)

Maine lawmakers reject voucher plan for religious schools (Associated Press, 3-30-2012)

Statewide voucher plan moves through Louisiana Senate committee (Associated Press, 3-29-2012)

Okla. special education vouchers unconstitutional, judge ruled (Associated Press, 3-27-2012)

Indiana supreme court to hear voucher lawsuit (The Times, 3-16-2012)

Controversial voucher plan passes Louisiana House committee, raises legal questions

Bipartisan groups urge Louisiana governor to reconsider statewide voucher program (Times-Picayune, 3-13-2012)

Florida tuition tax credit expansion heads to governor (Associated Press, 3-9-2012)

Wisconsin lawmakers plan to pass bill limiting voucher program (Associated Press, 3-8-2012)

Vouchers tabled in Georgia senate (Associated Press, 3-8-2012)

Special ed vouchers being considered in Wisconsin legislature, public schools could lose $80 million (Associated Press, 3-5-2012)

Minnesota lawmakers consider vouchers, tax breaks for parents, businesses (St. Paul Pioneer Press, 3-3-2012)

Tuition tax credits passed VA Senate narrowly, headed to governor (Fredericksburg Patch, 2-20-2012)

New Orleans vouchers fail to prove success (The Times-Picayune, 2-16-2012)

Vouchers delayed, need more study, TN governor says (Associated Press, 12-16-2011)

Voucher plan defeated in PA House, citing declined state aid to public schools (the Patriot-News, 12-14-2011)

Parents, educators rally against proposed NJ tuition tax credit plan (Associated Press, 11-30-2011)

Pro-voucher candidates win school board races (Denver Post, 11-2-2011)

PA Senate passes vouchers, House vote uncertain (Philadelphia Inquirer 10-27-2011)

PA senate begins debates on vouchers, charter school rules, Philadelphia Inquirer (10-26-2011)

Knox County School Board votes against proposed state voucher program, Knoxville News Sentinel (10-19-2011)

Judge denies voucher stay by Douglass district (Denver Post 8-30-2011)

Public school districts lose funding as students leave schools on vouchers (Associated Press, 8-28-2011)

Judge tosses bid to block voucher law (Journalgazette.net, 8-16-11)
Judge rules in favor of the state’s new voucher program, dealing a severe blow to litigation aimed at halting the contentious law.

Judge Halts Douglas County school voucher program (Denver Post, 8-13-11)
Judge issues permanent injunction on Douglas County voucher program stating it violates state constitution.

Applications begin for Indiana vouchers as enrollment in local district shrinks (The Herald Bulletin, 8-13-2011)

PA administration seeks to revive failed voucher effort in fall legislature

Plaintiffs argue Douglas County’s voucher program drains funds from public schools (KMGH Denver, 8-2-2011)

GOP-led statehouses push voucher bills (CNBC, 8-2-2011)

Douglas County's voucher charter school gets final OK (Denver Post, 7-20-11)
The district approved a charter school to administer the new voucher program. The charter will distribute funding to the families in the voucher program.

Governor cuts funds from most public schools, expands vouchers (AP, 7-1-11)

ACLU sues over Douglas County school vouchers (Denver Post, 6-22-11)
The Colorado ACLU and two other civil liberties groups filed suit Tuesday challenging the Douglas County School District's voucher plan, which would allow students to attend private schools with public money.

North Carolina’ tuition tax credit program heads to governor’s desk (AP, 6-17-2011)

Minnesota House passes voucher proposal, governor expected to veto (Twin Cities PioneerPress 5-18-11)

School district faces cuts in program, teachers as governor pushes forward vouchers (Philadelphia Inquirer, 4-27-2011)

Indiana passes extensive voucher program (Associated Press, 4-27-2011)

Indiana Senate passes nation’s largest voucher plan (IndyStar, 4-21-11)

Florida Senate passes universal voucher program (Orlando Sentinel, 4-14-2011)

Douglas County (CO) approves plan to provide vouchers for 2011-2012 school year (Denver Post, 3-16-11)

Results show Wisconsin voucher students test poorly
The latest study of the Milwaukee voucher program showed that students attending voucher schools performed worse in reading and math than their peers in public schools. For students from low-income families in public schools, they also outperformed students attending voucher schools. Voucher students took the state tests for the first time this year, allowing for the comparison in the statewide reading and math performance.

Tuition tax credit bill is signed by Gov. Brewer (The Arizona Republic, 05-11-10)

Illinois House kills school voucher bill (Chicago Tribune, 05-05-10)

Tuition tax credits cost $21 million loss in state budget, analysis shows (The Arizona Republic, 10-14-09)

Arizona school-choice tax program under scrutiny (USA Today, 9-19-09)

School vouchers study finds little difference between public schools, private schools (St. Petersburg Times, 6-30-09)

Budget proposal includes new rules for voucher schools (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6-1-09)

Arizona governor signs school voucher bill (Arizona KTAR, 5-29-09)

Study finds results of Milwaukee Public Schools and voucher school students are similar (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3-26-09)

Arizona's high court bans school vouchers (The Arizona Republic, 3-26-09)
Arizonas voucher program declared illegal by State Supreme Court.

School vouchers OK for now, but funds aren't there (Arizona Daily Star, 7-1-08)
Arizona Supreme Court allows 2 voucher programs to continue while it considers appeal, but state legislature defunds programs anyway.

Stealth voucher plan doesn't belong on ballot (Palm Beach Post editorial, 6-27-08)

Report Finds Little Gain From Vouchers (Washington Post, 6-17-08)

New Study Finds Public High School Students on Par with Private High School Students
NSBA summary of major study by the Center on Education Policy from October 2007

New Study on Milwaukee Vouchers Finds No Significant, Sustained Improvement in Public Schools Resulting from Competition
New Study On Milwaukee Vouchers Finds No Significant, Sustained Improvement in Public Schools Resulting from Competition

Another Study Finds No Academic Impact from Vouchers