Senate Fails to Strike Voucher Program from OBBB

Tues., July 1, 2025 — Congress continues to debate and vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and amendments to the bill with implications for disabled students and individuals across our country. The National Center for Learning Disabilities has helped to lead advocacy efforts in opposing a national private school voucher program that would send federal tax dollars to private schools that do not have to abide by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or other civil rights laws. Early this morning, a vote to strip the program failed in the Senate. Read more from National Coalition for Public Education here.

Additional Resources: 

• What to know about a federal proposal to help families pay for private school, NPR
• 9 things to know about the big, private-school voucher plan in Republicans’ tax bill, NPR
• Private school choice opponents say tax plan harms public schools, K12 Dive