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According to EdChoice, there have been 73 separate fiscal analyses conducted on private school choice programs in the United States. Of those, 68 found the programs generated net savings for the state and four of them found the programs were cost neutral.
To this day, Nebraska students are limited to their residentially assigned public schools with the hope of enrolling in better public schools with option enrollment — but only if there’s room. For parents from underprivileged communities, who must fight every day to make sure their children have a chance to break the cycle of poverty, those options simply are not enough.
A step in the right direction - tax-credit scholarships for Nebraska students. The Nebraska Legislature considers a tax-credit scholarship program that would give parents and students school choice for the first time in the Cornhusker state. The proposed bill would enable individuals, joint fillers, estates, trusts, limited liability companies and partnerships to fund scholarships in exchange for a tax credit.