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The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school
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The private school choice boom leaves behind many kids in public school

  • By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE AP Education Writers

Soon, half of all American schoolkids will live in states that offer public money for a private education. Texas is the latest to join in, budgeting $1 billion to spend this fall on private school scholarships or homeschooling expenses. Next year, the federal government will start incentivizing private school scholarships in states that have never offered them before. In theory, these programs are supposed to give children an educational opportunity they wouldn't otherwise have. In reality, students already in private school are most likely to benefit, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.

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