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Conservatives are banding together to grow classical Christian schools by leveraging new taxpayer-funded scholarships .

These scholarships have rapidly expanded in states around the country. They mean half of school-age children in the U.S. are now eligible to apply for state money to attend private schools .

Last year, the Association of Classical Christian Schools, or ACCS, formed a coalition with some powerful conservative groups, including Turning Point Education and the Heritage Foundation. Their goal is to convert or create 5,000 new classical Christian schools in the next decade with 1.5 million students nationwide.

“It sounds like a very ambitious goal, but this money has never been there before,” said ACCS President David Goodwin.

He sees a historic opportunity to take a share of public funding and educate Christian leaders.…