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education savings account
Coverage of education savings account in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee GOP gubernatorial hopefuls split on private-school vouchers
Tennessee's top Republican gubernatorial candidates differ on expanding private-school voucher programs. State Rep. Monty Fritts opposes expansion, citing constitutional concerns, while U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn supports it and Rep. John Rose emphasizes transparency. The state currently invests $310 million in voucher programs serving 40,000 students.
- The red-state Democrat upending the politics of school vouchers
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, is campaigning against the state’s education savings account (ESA) program, which provides public vouchers for private school expenses. His opposition to the 2023 policy frames it as a drain on public schools, positioning him as a fiscal hawk amid a divided Democratic approach to school choice.