School Choice and Equitable Services
Disability and Income Status and Program Participation
Voucher and education savings account (ESA) private school choice programs provide eligible students with funding toward a private education. Vouchers generally provide interested parents with funding for tuition at a religious or secular private school. ESAs are typically designed to fund a broader set of educational expenses, such as private school tuition and fees, online learning programs, private tutoring, education therapies, or higher education expenses. The first voucher program began in 1990, and the first ESA program began more recently in 2011. The design of private school choice programs may vary in many ways, such as: the eligibility criteria for…
