School choice foes turn to ballot referendums as states expand voucher programs
Voters in Nebraska are likely to weigh in on the state's school choice program after a group submitted more than 100,000 signatures last week, seeking to force a ballot referendum.
The effort seeks to repeal a state law passed this year that established a $25 million tax credit program for donors who give money to a scholarship fund that can be used for private school tuition.
In the wake of a school choice legislation wave dating back to last year, opponents of such programs, often with the backing of teachers unions, have resorted to trying to force ballot referendums as a means to repeal programs passed by state legislatures.
Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, blasted the unions for "trap[ping] kids in their failing government schools at all costs."