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Vouchers back on the national radar

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has renewed focus on the controversial topic of school vouchers.

By Sanya MansoorJan. 18, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated Jan. 18, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Vouchers back on the national radar

by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune
January 18, 2017

<h1>Vouchers back on the national radar</h1>
<p class="byline">by Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune <br />January 18, 2017</p>
<p>President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-trump-vouchers-california-20161221-story.html">renewed focus on the controversial topic of school vouchers</a>.&nbsp; A strong proponent of school choice, DeVos has raised millions of dollars for voucher-friendly political candidates in several states. &nbsp;According to the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx" target="_blank">National Conference of State Legislatures</a>, as of 2017, only&nbsp;14&nbsp;states and Washington, D.C., had voucher programs. (Los Angeles Times)</p>
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Vouchers back on the national radar

Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune
January 18, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has renewed focus on the controversial topic of school vouchers.  A strong proponent of school choice, DeVos has raised millions of dollars for voucher-friendly political candidates in several states.  According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, as of 2017, only 14 states and Washington, D.C., had voucher programs. (Los Angeles Times)

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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has renewed focus on the controversial topic of school vouchers. A strong proponent of school choice, DeVos has raised millions of dollars for voucher-friendly political candidates in several states. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, as of 2017, only 14 states and Washington, D.C., had voucher programs. (Los Angeles Times)

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