Educators, elected officials and advocates criticized several Republican-authored education bills during a rally at the Statehouse Monday.
Former state superintendent of public instruction Jennifer McCormick described Monday as “an incredibly tough day here at the Statehouse.” McCormick, who won the state office in 2016 as a Republican, said she could run for governor as a Democrat in 2024.
McCormick received a standing ovation for a speech that covered the expansion of the state’s voucher program — which would provide public funding to cover the cost of private schools to families making as much as $220,000 — and the state’s education scholarship accounts. House Republicans want to expand the voucher program by also removing requirements for eligibility, including one that made most voucher students first spend time in a public school.
