Really helpful new data @centeronbudget.bsky.social @joannalefebvre.bsky.social extends what researchers have known since the early 00’s
Most voucher users were never in public school.
These are subsidies for existing choices. And add new costs for states.
“For context, 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detention in more than two decades, with 32 deaths. We are four months into 2026 and already halfway there.”
Josh Cowen
And thank you to @scholars.org for continuing to provide guidance and encouragement as I bring my research into policy conversations that matter for immigrant communities (which is basically all public policy, but that's a topic for another day...).