In WI, there is a dynamic similar to the push on the nat'l Democrats to stop surrendering, to stand and fight. Gov. Evers is under pressure to veto any GOP budget that underfunds health care, education, child care, and builds new prisons. @hdbwi.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gras...

Instead of using a tax shelter for the wealthy to weaken the public schools that serve 90% of kids, lawmakers should invest in students and take us one step closer to the promise of an excellent public education for every child.

See this piece from @npr.org for a deeper dive into 9 things to know about the federal school voucher proposal: www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...

Vouchers are often unpopular, incl. in red states, b/c voters prefer to spend public $ on public schools: Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure last fall in all 120 counties that would have amended the KY constitution to allow school vouchers. @kypolicy.bsky.social kypolicy.org/kentucky-vot...

Experts at @floridapolicy.bsky.social warn a federal voucher cld explode in cost over time if expanded, as happened in Florida. FL’s vouchers now eat up more than 25% of the state’s K-12 budget, w/ most $$ subsidizing students who already attended private school www.floridapolicy.org/posts/federa...

The House’s national school voucher would reduce federal revenue by about $20B per Congress's JCT and state revenue by over $450M per @itep.org. Costs would increase if extended beyond 2029 like the Senate version or if the program expands as they have in many states. itep.org/house-tax-bi...

As CBPP's Samantha Jacoby explains, the school vouchers would be funded with a $1 for $1 tax break for contributions to voucher-bundling orgs—more generous than any other charitable deduction. And those who give stock would benefit from an egregious capital gains tax shelter. x.com/jacsamoby/st...

The national school voucher proposal in the Senate GOP reconciliation plan would threaten students’ access to quality public schools, give tax breaks to the wealthy, & override states that have rejected these harmful policies. Lawmakers who care about our kids’ futures should reject it.

TELL CONGRESS: 🍎 Oppose any executive or legislative effort to dismantle the Department of Education. 🍎Reject the implementation of a federal school voucher program. 🍎 Advocate for strong, fully funded public schools that serve all students.