The True Cost of Private School Voucher Programs
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2023
Level
State
State(s)
All States
Policy Areas
Education
Private school vouchers divert tax dollars away from public schools to subsidize the tuition of private and religious schools, simultaneously removing money from public schools and increasing costs for taxpayers. This fact sheet details how the ever-increasing cost of these programs is driven by misuse and waste, and that these programs are consistently more costly than initially estimated.