New perspectives about the voucher wars: Can Ohio and Texas learn from each other?

By: Denis Smith

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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In another time, we used to often hear the adage that politics and religion don’t mix. But that was then.

Since the Reagan era, prevailing GOP strategy has featured a strong outreach to evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics, and that embrace of Christian groups fueled the emergence of a public policy environment that enabled public funds to be transferred to private and religious schools in the form of educational vouchers.

Never mind that most …

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