INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program in the face of pushback from public school leaders across the state.
The Republican-dominated state Senate has not yet unveiled any revisions to the voucher expansion plan approved in February by the House that’s projected to boost the program’s cost by nearly 50% over the next two years.
More than 100 public school boards have approved resolutions against the expansion, which could consume nearly 40% of the total K-12 state funding increase touted by Republicans. Legislative leaders, however, maintain parents should have the choice of where their children attend school.
