The proposed “Education Scholarship Account” expansion is separate from the state’s voucher program, which state lawmakers have repeatedly loosened eligibility requirements for since its inception in 2011.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republicans scaled down a proposed expansion Wednesday of a program allowing parents to spend state money directly on their child’s education expenses after critics argued it opened up such payments to private schools by even the wealthiest families.
Indiana’s private school voucher program is already one of the broadest in the United States — and some Republican lawmakers want to see a universal system like in Arizona, where the state’s Republican governor in July signed, against strong opposition, a law that allows every parent to use public funds for private tuition or other education costs.
Indiana’s voucher system has grown from $16 million in payments for about 3,900 students to an estimated $241 million for some 44,000 students last school year. Republican House Speaker Todd Huston has expressed support for further broadening the program, saying in his opening speech for this year’s legislative session that “we’re going to build” on what he calls a success.
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