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Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
By Lindsey Burke
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued last week.Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence that the Choice Scholarship Program (CSP), which provides vouchers to low-income and middle-income families in the Hoosier State, is constitutional. The suit, brought by the teachers unions, sought to end the country’s largest and most inclusive school voucher program. Thankfully for the families currently participating in the CSP—and for the 600,000 children who are now eligible to receive scholarships to attend a private school that meets their unique learning needs—the court sided 5–0 with educational freedom. Indiana has sent a powerful message on school choice to states across the country, and has ensured hundreds of thousands of children across the state will have access to schools that they have chosen and that meet their needs. |
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Watch |  | School Choice: Victory in Colorado
In a huge victory for school choice, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Douglas County Choice Scholarship program, the state’s only private school choice program. | |
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In a survey of parents with children in the Louisiana Scholarship Program, 93 percent of respondents said they were happy with their child’s school.
4,700 students are currently enrolled in the program, which provides scholarships to disadvantaged children in underperforming schools.
See Louisiana Scholarship Program: Parental Satisfaction Survey Results
| | | Quote of the Week |  | “[P]arents should be able to choose where their children go to school, regardless of their income…[Indiana] must continue to find ways to expand educational opportunities for all Indiana families."
-Governor Mike Pence (R-IN)
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