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Education news for Wednesday, June 7

Gov. Bush signs bill giving vouchers to children in stricken program – The new law will allow qualifiying students to receive vouchers from an unchallenged program for children from poor families, which is financed through corporate tax credits. (more)

Education a priority in South Carolina governor’s race – Gov. Mark Sanford says he’ll resume his push for tuition tax credits and vouchers for parents to send their children to private schools if he is elected to a second term. (more)

California voters reject Prop. 82 – California voters soundly rejected Proposition 82 Tuesday, crushing the hopes of early childhood education advocates who hoped to make universal preschool public policy in the nation’s most populous state. (more)

Persistently failing schools keep growing – For many of America’s schoolchildren, however, far too little has changed. Millions were enrolled in persistently failing public schools back in 2000, and millions are enrolled in failing schools today. (more)