Vouchers Help Catholic Schools Survive (1247)
Poll shows 56% in support of government assistance. Programs expanding, helping to keep parochial schools afloat.
by STEVE WEATHERBE 06/26/2012 Comments (15)
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At least partly thanks to a growing wave of states enacting school voucher programs, many Catholic schools are again seeing increased enrolments.
Indiana began offering vouchers in 2011, as did Douglas County, Colo., while Congress reinstated the District of Columbia’s voucher system that had been defunded by the Obama administration. Now, nine states, the District of Columbia and a single school board in Colorado offer vouchers, while four other states offer educational savings accounts, scholarships or other aid. These plans cover 210,000 students across America, up sevenfold from 2000.
Estimating that more than 50% of the students using vouchers in many cities are going to Catholic schools,
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