Catholic schools lead rush for voucher approvals in Indiana

Catholic educators raised a strong voice for a school voucher program–and now that the state is starting one, schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis are quickly signing up, Courier-Journal.com reports. Most of the 80 schools approved so far by the Indiana Department of Education to receive public money to help families pay private-school tuition are faith-based schools, and most of them are Catholic schools, including six in Southern Indiana…

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Indiana lawmakers OK broadest voucher plan in US

 

Families of four making up to about $60,000 a year would get some type of scholarship.

 

Indiana will create the nation’s broadest private school voucher system and enact other sweeping education changes, making the state a showcase of conservative ideas just as Gov. Mitch Daniels nears an announcement on whether he will make a 2012 presidential run.…Read More