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School Wars

How Battles Over Vouchers, Book Bans, COVID-19 and More Are Harming Public Education

Political conflict has shifted how the nation educates kids, leaving them on increasingly different and unequal paths at school.

Despite Trump’s Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters

by Eli Hager and Jeremy Schwartz,

In a State With School Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them

by Eli Hager and Lucas Waldron,

In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools

by Eli Hager,

The Unequal Effects of School Closings

by Alec MacGillis,

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

by Eli Hager,

Conservatives Go to War — Against Each Other — Over School Vouchers

by Alec MacGillis,

Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

“I Refuse to Be Told What to Do”: Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Board Member Rejecting Extremism

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Billionaires Are Using School Board Races to Sow Distrust in Public Education

by Jeremy Schwartz,

The Influential Conservative Group Making it Harder for Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman,

Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs

by Alec MacGillis,

Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis

by Alec MacGillis,