Vouchers for Religious Schools

The Secular Coalition for America opposes voucher schemes, tuition tax credits and other revenue shifting measures which pay for religious education. We agree with the founders of the United States that no individual taxpayer should be required to pay for another citizen's religious belief or practice.

Nevada Senator Pushes Failed Vouchers Scheme on D.C. Students; Churches and Religious Schools Stand to Benefit

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2009
Contact: Anne Singer, 202-271-4679

Washington, DC - Senator John Ensign (R-NV) is once again trying to turn the District of Columbia into a laboratory for a constitutionally questionable school vouchers program already proven not to work. Attaching his amendment to the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill today marks the Senator's second attempt to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) for another year.   Read more »

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