Congress could create a national school voucher program—snuck into a larger bill giving tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy paid for with cuts for everyone else, including healthcare, Social Security and our public schools!
The proposed federal voucher program could funnel more than $10 billion in public dollars every year to private—mostly religious—schools. Private schools can and do discriminate on the basis of LGBTQ+ status, disability status, religion, and more. In contrast, our public schools must educate all kids. But even though 90% of all kids in Illinois attend public school, the majority of our public schools still aren’t adequately funded!
Illinois just ended a state school voucher program (“Invest in Kids”) last year that sent millions of tax dollars to religious schools that discriminate. Help us stop vouchers from coming back to Illinois via a national school voucher program!
The US House has a Republican majority by only the slimmest of margins, and the truth is, most voters, including most Republicans, want more money for public schools, not for private school vouchers.