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How the school voucher debate is playing out in Indiana

The debate over vouchers, what's best for students and how funding should be spent.

03/14/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

How the school voucher debate is playing out in Indiana

Clip: 3/14/2017 | 6m 38s

The debate over vouchers, what's best for students and how funding should be spent.

Indiana is one of nearly 30 states that offer vouchers or similar programs with the goal of allowing parents to use public funds for private schooling. When the state launched the program, it was designed for low-income students. But enrollment skyrocketed when the program was dramatically broadened by then-Gov. Mike Pence. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports.

03/14/2017 | Rating NR

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