Texas is rolling out $1 billion in public funding to help eligible families pay private school expenses, while several other states have adopted similar programs. Half of all school-age children in the United States can now apply for public funding to attend a private school, most of which are religious. The Association of Classical Christian Schools, which includes about 500 institutions, aims to create or convert 5,000 schools over the next decade to educate 1.5 million students. At Coram Deo Academy, more than 360 of 2,000 students received $3.5 million in funding equal to nearly 17% of the school’s budget, but public-school advocates say these programs drain resources from public schools and weaken church-state separation.
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