Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Sees Enrollment Increase
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Enrollment in Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program continues to see an increase, with participation numbers for the 2016-17 school year reaching an all-time high. The most recent data from Step Up For Students, the largest nonprofit organization to distribute the scholarships in the state, shows more than 92,000 students currently enrolled […]
Report: Cutting Louisiana Scholarship Program Loses Money
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform examines the elimination of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which was proposed as an answer to the troubled financial situation currently facing the Louisiana Department of Education budget. The report, “Squeezing the Public School Districts: The Fiscal Effects of Eliminating […]
Court Dismisses Suit Against Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A lawsuit bringing into question the constitutionality of the largest school voucher program in Florida has been dismissed by the First District Court of Appeal. According to the court, the case against the Tax Credit Scholarship Program should not be allowed to continue because the plaintiffs, which include the state teachers union and a number […]
Montana Tax Credit Scholarship Program Reinstated by District Court
(Photo: Andrew Pons, Creative Commons) A Flathead County District Court judge has ruled that students who attend religious schools should be allowed to receive scholarships offered by the Montana school choice program that went into effect in January. The preliminary injunction was dispensed by the court to block the Department of Revenue (DOR) from imposing its new […]
University of Alabama Sued Over Donor-Funded Scholarship Program
The University of Alabama is being sued by a private foundation who claims that the institution broke a contract by taking over $ 1.3 million for a scholarship program for first-generation students. Filed by the Suder Foundation in July 2015, the lawsuit claims breach of contract, anticipatory breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and unjust enrichment. […]
Amal Clooney, 100 Lives Create Scholarship for Lebanese Women
Amal Clooney, wife of the actor George Clooney and an international human rights attorney, is working to increase the educational opportunities available to Lebanese women. In partnership with 100 Lives, an organization that works to educate people about genocide in Armenia, Clooney has created a scholarship that will be available to one woman each year. Willa Frej […]