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As more and more states embrace school vouchers, hundreds of new private schools have popped up. Many aren’t required to follow basic rules. Find out how easy it would be to start your own school. Share your quiz results by tagging @propublica.org.

projects.propublica.orgQuiz: Where Could You Open a Private School? — ProPublicaPrivate school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.

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ProPublica made this quiz after running our own experiment. We wanted to know: If the hurdles to open a private school are so low, could we do it? Here’s how that went down.

propublica.orgAlmost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the…

12/10/26, 8:00 pm37 reposts130 likes

Doubting Tommy

@doubtingtommy.bsky.social

I know of schools that were comprised entirely of varsity boys and girls basketball players. In North Carolina. Gotta love tobacco road conventions

SasaraiHarmonia

@sasarai38.bsky.social

That's an amazingly short list of requirements depending on your state. And the fact that government money is so easy to acquire in such dubious circumstances...