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Eugene

(62,646 posts)
Wed Jul 17, 2024, 08:45 AM Jul 2024

Organizers expect enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters to repeal private school funding law

Source: Associated Press

Organizers expect enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters to repeal private school funding law

BY MARGERY A. BECK
Updated 12:01 AM EDT, July 17, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Public school advocates believe they have enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters in November to repeal a law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition, marking the latest twist in a long-running fight with state lawmakers who have repeatedly opposed efforts to let voters weigh in on the public funding plan.

Organizers of Support Our Schools, which has been furiously gathering petition signatures over the past nine weeks, say they expect to have more than the roughly 86,500 signatures needed by Wednesday to ask voters to repeal the private school funding law.

“I mean, I’m a nervous wreck,” Karen Kilgarin, an organizer with Support Our Schools, said days before the deadline. “One of our biggest challenges is that we’ve really only had 67 days this time around to meet the deadline.”

If the repeal measure is approved for the November ballot, organizers fully expect school choice supporters to file a lawsuit to try to thwart the referendum, said Tim Royers, a Support Our Schools organizer and Millard Public Schools teacher.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/private-school-choice-nebraska-ballot-3b73fe065060b753d2f2a0b8a7682dab

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Organizers expect enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters to repeal private school funding law (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2024 OP
Here's hoping they're successful! CrispyQ Jul 2024 #1

CrispyQ

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1. Here's hoping they're successful!
Wed Jul 17, 2024, 08:58 AM
Jul 2024

Using public funds for private or charter schools is just wrong IMO.

Ever notice how republicans hate contributing to the community chest but they're first in line when it's time to divvy out some benefits?

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