Republicans in the House want to use up to 5 billion dollars each year. This money would help families pay for their children to go to private and religious schools.

A new plan would let families choose a different school for their children instead of the local public school. Most families can use this plan, but not families who make a lot of money.

People who like school vouchers want to give families more choices if their children go to schools that are not good.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana supported a similar plan. He said that when parents can choose the best school for their child, the American Dream can happen.

People with money could give money or shares to the program. Then, they would get all their money back because they would pay less tax. This would help people with shares not pay the taxes they usually pay when they give or move their shares.

People who didn't like the plan said it would help rich people and hurt schools for most students. They also said it was a way for clever investors to make money by pretending to give money.

This is happening while the Trump government is making the Education Department smaller and giving less money to public schools. They are cutting one billion dollars for mental health help and teacher training.

Sasha Pudelski from AASA said this is a big problem. She said that states with voucher programs often help families who were already paying for private school. She added that this makes it easier for bad things like wasting money and cheating to happen. This is a problem that many voucher programs have in the country.

Programs that help families pay for private school are becoming common in states like Texas. People who support public schools worry that these programs will mean fewer students and less money for public schools. This could mean less help for families who choose public schools.