Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools

Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses. State school voucher programs are not the driving reason, but they are making the start-up process easier, pastors and Christian education experts say. In Florida, Ohio and other states, there is now greater availability of taxpayer money to pay for K-12 private school tuition. Many say the primary reason is to give parents more schooling options that align with their Christian values. This demand, they say, rose out of pandemic-era frustrations over what children were being taught in public schools about gender, sexuality and other contentious issues. School voucher opponents worry the programs are taking money from public schools.