OPINION: Public demands choice, says GOP leader
Chuck Malloy
Sen. Lori Den Hartog of Meridian, the new Senate Republican leader, has identified the best reason why political leaders — from the governor on down — are backing expanded school choice (a.k.a. vouchers).
The public demands it — it’s as simple as that. Or, more cynically, the demand comes from out-of-state interests that are pushing the concept of state money going to private schools. However you want to look at it, voucher advocates are winning elections and the incumbents who say “no” are being bounced out.
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