Researchers behind the first comprehensive analysis of new universal school choice programs in eight states say Oklahoma’s is designed with a barrier that is a “disincentive” for families who cannot afford private school without a tax credit.
FutureEd, an independent think tank at Georgetown University, just released its report, “Early Returns: First Results from the New Wave of Public Funding of Private Schooling,” in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
It was designed to help policymakers, educators, parents, and taxpayers understand the implications of the rapid rise of universal school choice programs, which vary in design and funding from state to state.
Nearly 600,000 students were already enrolled in these eight programs for the 2023-24 school year, at a cost to taxpayers in those states of $4.1 billion.
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