What to know about a federal proposal to help families pay for private school

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A first-of-its-kind effort to leverage federal tax dollars to help families pay for private school tuition anywhere in the U.S. is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted this week to include a federal school voucher program, worth $20 billion over four years, in the broader reconciliation bill that would also extend President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

The voucher vote was hailed by Republicans and school choice advocates.

Read more at NPR.

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