Do Vouchers = Segregation?
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By Brock Vergakis Associated Press  Private school vouchers are often touted as a way to level the educational playing field for less-affluent families, particularly minorities living in poverty.
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Drug users in England are to get shopping vouchers if they stay clean as part of a pilot scheme.
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By BROCK VERGAKIS  SALT LAKE CITY - A divided Legislature approved one of the nation's broadest voucher programs Friday, allotting up to $3,000 for any public school student to put toward private school tuition.
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By Tiffany Erickson Deseret Morning News  In a move to clear up school voucher confusion as swiftly as possible, opponents want to send the crux of the voucher issue straight to the Utah Supreme Court.  Friday Rep.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 27--No matter what they are called, "community districts" or "infrastructure improvement districts," it is the same old private cities idea brought up during last year's legislative session. Last year's proposal was sponsored by Macon's state Sen.
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Underprivileged students in charter schools do worse in reading and math than their peers in mainstream schools, but children of the same race or ethnicity do as well in either type of school, according to a limited government study of fourth-graders.
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Recent experiments show how hard it can be to balance academic success and socioeconomic and racial diversity.
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When voters enter the polling booths in November they deserve a clear pathway forward on Utah's voucher policy.  Right now there are several lawsuits moving through the judicial system, and I will be watching with great interest to see if clarity results.
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By Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret Morning News  The battle over private school vouchers is heating up as pro- voucher groups filed a lawsuit Thursday.
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Public schools in the United States are  becoming more racially segregated and the trend is likely to  accelerate because of a Supreme Court decision in June,  according to report published on Wednesday.
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Â· Â£50 fine each time an excluded child roams Â· New law part of drive to improve school discipline
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The country's students are up in arms about a new government educational quota policy. But is merit all that counts in such a rigidly divided country?
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Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday that it's time for an end to what he labeled skirmishes over vouchers.
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A clash at a charter school in New York has exposed fault lines of wealth and class that are perhaps inevitable as philanthropists increasingly invest in public education.
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By Aman Batheja, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 8--AUSTIN -- Framing the issue as the latest front in the civil rights movement, thousands of parents, educators, and students descended on the state Capitol on Wednesday to support school vouchers.
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By Tiffany Erickson and Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret Morning News  The November referendum vote is going to be clear: Do you want vouchers? Yes or no.