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Voucher Legislation Being Pushed in 35 States « Larry Miller's Blog

Voucher Legislation Being Pushed in 35 States « Larry Miller's Blog

Voucher Legislation Being Pushed in 35 States

Privatization of public education dollars being sought by expanding vouchers.

Republican governors and lawmakers are pushing for a major expansion of voucher programs, efforts that in some cases seek to give taxpayer money for private school tuition to a much larger swath of the population, including middle-income families.

Many of those legislative endeavors come as no surprise, given that GOP candidates for state office made historic gains across the country last fall, in many instances after promising to expand school choice—a longtime priority for many Republicans.

But the proposals put forward this year are notable both for the diversity of strategies they use in attempting to

See Paul Ryan Confronted By Voters in Kenosha Yesterday

To see a clip of Ryan’s town hall meeting in Kenosha along with other Republican town hall meetings where the public is confronting the lies, go to the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDR5YDo9C_E&feature=related