The law created a tax-credit program that used public dollars to reimburse the cost of tuition to those parents who pulled their children out of public schools and enrolled them in private or religious schools. Tax credits were also given to companies and individuals who gave money to certain organizations to fund scholarships for low-income students to attend private schools.
The program cost taxpayers $40 million during the 2013-14 fiscal year, yet, studies show that voucher and tuition tax-credit schemes don't result in a better education for students.
MORE: http://educationvotes.nea.org/2014/06/03/al-law-using-public-dollars-to-subsidize-tuition-at-private-schools-ruled-unconstitutional/
