Legislative Choices

March 1, 2011

hallwayProviding families with real school choice opportunities is top priority for several state legislatures this year. Here’s where a few of them stand:

Pennsylvania – SB1 (providing opportunity scholarships to kids trapped in the Keystone State’s lowest performing schools) flew out of the PA Senate Education Committee today on a bi-partisan 8-2 vote…

Nevada – Governor Brian Sandoval has unveiled the details of a proposed voucher program for the Silver State that would provide scholarships based on a sliding scale of financial need…

New Jersey – Gov. Chris Christie reinforced his commitment to the proposed New Jersey Opportunity Scholarship Program – now making it’s way through the hallways of Trenton – in his recent state budget announcement, saying it was a critical component to education reform in the Garden State…

Indiana – (Held up due to ongoing support of the Illinois tourism industry courtesy of Hoosier House Democrats)…

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