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Do Private School Vouchers Promote Segregation?

A new report from the Century Foundation evaluates the claim.
Source: Rogelio V. Solis / AP

With school-choice booster Betsy DeVos at the helm of the Department of Education, private-school vouchers are getting new life and plenty of renewed attention. Last Thursday, the Trump administration cemented vouchers’ official return by releasing its “America First” budget, which allocates $20 billion in annual funds, or about a third of the new education budget, to school-choice programs, including private-school vouchers.

DeVos has championed vouchers throughout her career, and she they will remain her priority as education secretary. “Vouchers in the K-12 arena sometimes fall short but still provide meaningful support to enable students to attend the institution of

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