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Notably , state-financed merit scholarships are the fastest-growing financial aid for college . The growth of the privately funded school voucher movement can be traced to 1991 , when the Indiana Legislature turned down a school choice bill under pressure from the teachers union and the education establishment . If a single cattle herder conserves some grass for the coming year , the odds are small that he will derive any benefit from that action - since the grass is then available for consumption by the cattle of all other herders . After the Indiana Legislature turned down a school choice bill in the summer of 1991 , Indianapolis insurance executive J. Patrick Rooney started the first privately funded voucher program there in time for the beginning of the school year . The bill before Congress increases parents ' choices . " This sound principle underlies any legitimate government action . The sweet potato casserole can serve as a dessert , topped with a breaded mixture with a hint of cinnamon . Furthermore , funds for the voucher bill would not come out of the district 's school budget and , with 2,000 fewer students in the schools , per student spending in public schools actually would increase under the bill . " For the third time , Congress may pass a bill to expand educational opportunities for the children of middle - and lower-income families .