A proposal to create as many as 20,000 vouchers for private school tuition was withdrawn yesterday, after backers determined they didn’t have enough votes in the state House of Representatives to get it passed.
Several voucher proposals have made it through the state Senate in recent years, only to founder in the House, where teachers and school administrators tend to have more clout.
State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) says it’ll take an assertive push to break through to lawmakers.
“We obviously have to have children and parents who are contacting their legislators, saying, ‘Look, we need more choices here.'”
Opponents worry vouchers will drain funding from public schools. They also say studies show students who receive vouchers do no better than those who attend public schools.
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