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Indiana poised to open school vouchers to families making more than $100,000
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April 14, 2021
Indiana lawmakers are poised to approve a significant expansion of what is already a broad private school voucher program, setting one of the highest family income ceilings in the nation.
Nearly half of all Indiana families already meet the income criteria to be eligible for the program. Both the House and Senate budget proposals would open voucher access even further, in some cases to families earning more than $100,000 per year for a family of four.
The plans would also eliminate partial vouchers, granting even middle-income families full scholarships which average more than $5,800 per student.
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Indiana lawmakers are poised to approve a significant expansion of what is already a broad private school voucher program, setting one of the highest family income ceilings in the nation.
Nearly half of all Indiana families already meet the income criteria to be eligible for the program. Both the House and Senate budget proposals would open voucher access even further, in some cases to families earning over $100,000 per year for a family of four.Â
The plans would also eliminate partial vouchers, granting even middle-income families full scholarships â which average more than $5,800 per student.
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