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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina again faces showdown over spending public money on private school tuition

Education Vouchers-South Carolina - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The South Carolina House approved its own version of a bill Wednesday that would let parents spend taxpayer money on private school tuition.

After a routine final vote Thursday, the bill will go back to the state Senate, which can either accept the House version or work on a compromise. The version passed by the Senate would fund the vouchers through state lottery profits, whereas the House version would allocate money from the regular budget.

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