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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The waiting list for students hoping to attend private schools through Louisiana's voucher program has been cut nearly in half, after schools agreed to take in more students without certainty they'll get state funding.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2bJF9g1 ) the education department announced Monday the voucher waiting list dropped from 362 students to 187.
Private schools that took the additional students are taking a risk they may not get reimbursed. Most of the schools are in Orleans and Jefferson parishes.
The voucher program took a $2 million cut for the 2016-17 school year.
Earlier this month, Superintendent of Education John White asked private schools to accept the unfunded 362 students in hopes the Legislature will provide the money next spring. It is unclear if lawmakers will agree to do so.
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