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Update and Moving Forward
In December, in a last minute attempt, the state House tried to ram through a voucher program and charter school legislation that would have a severe impact on public education. Unable to garner enough support for an expensive, unaccountable and unconstitutional program, a voucher proposal never made it to the House floor for a vote. An amendment to radically change charter school legislation by creating a statewide authorizer that could bypass local approval (though local taxpayers would still have to pay) of charter schools without any additional accountability did make it to the floor for a vote, but failed by a 105-90 vote.
Unfortunately, our fight for public education continues. As the new year begins, our fight for school funding continues as we try to fight off additional budget cuts to public education. And as always, voucher and charter school legislation is always a threat.
Please take a moment to thank your legislator for voting against amendment A7732. You can view the roll call HERE.
If your legislator OPPOSED the amendment, use this letter to thank them for their support.
If your legislator SUPPORTED the amendment, use this letter to express your disappointment.