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Howard Fischer, "House panel votes 6-5 for school-voucher plan," Capitol Media Services, Arizona Daily Star, (04/08/2004). "A House panel narrowly approved a proposal Wednesday to let state tax dollars flow into private and parochial schools." Full Story.
Dan Harrie, "Veto buster unlikely in House," The Salt Lake Tribune, (03/31/2004). "Legislative leaders opposed to Gov. Olene Walker's veto of a limited school-voucher plan acknowledge they may not be able to muster the two-thirds majorities required to override it." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "Testing voucher students may cost taxpayers," The Palm Beach Post, (03/30/2004). "Florida taxpayers could shell out more than $700,000 a year for an independent company to evaluate the academic performance of private-school voucher students because the private groups don't trust the state." Full Story.
Joni James, "Senate panel backs oversight for voucher plan," St. Petersburg Times, (03/25/2004). "With an aim toward rehabilitating the image of a controversial private school voucher program, a Florida Senate panel on Wednesday voted to increase auditing and require standardized testing of the children enrolled." Full Story.
Dan Harrie, "Walker flunks bill on school vouchers," The Salt Lake Tribune, (03/25/2004). "Gov. Olene Walker may have invited the wrath of conservative Republicans on Tuesday by vetoing legislation that would have opened the door for Utah's first private-school vouchers and rejecting one of the few "parental rights" bills to pass in the recent lawmaking session." Full Story.
Juliet Williams, "Calls increase for more oversight into voucher school programs," The Associated Press, Janesville Gazette, (03/25/2004). "The closure of a troubled voucher school here has illuminated holes in the country's oldest and largest voucher program, prompting politicians and even program backers to push for more oversight." Full Story.
Paul Foy, "Veto of voucher bill might face override," The Associated Press, The Salt Lake Tribune, (03/25/2004). "A leading lawmaker said Utah legislators will consider overriding Gov. Olene Walker's veto of a bill that sought to give disabled schoolchildren a state subsidy to attend private schools. 'There's a bill designed purely to help children, and I'm surprised the governor didn't want to help children," Senate President Al Mansell said Wednesday.'" Full Story.
Jackie Halifax, "State won't need to post bond in voucher suit," The Associated Press, The Miami Herald, (03/24/2004). "The state won't have to post a bond to cover the cost of students receiving taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools while a court decides whether the program is constitutional." Full Story.
Dan Harrie, "Walker flunks bill on school vouchers," The Salt Lake Tribune, (03/24/2004). "Gov. Olene Walker may have invited the wrath of conservative Republicans on Tuesday by vetoing legislation that would have opened the door for Utah's first private-school vouchers and rejecting one of the few "parental rights" bills to pass in the recent lawmaking session." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "House panel OKs vouchers for children of military," The Palm Beach Post, (03/22/2004). "Lawmakers paved the way Friday for the newest education voucher to go to the House floor, with a 25-9 committee vote approving what supporters have dubbed this generation's G.I. Bill." Full Story.
S.V. Date, "Talk of vouchers in pre-K causes stir," The Palm Beach Post, (03/22/2004). "When Florida voters went to the polls 17 months ago, they read the words, "Every four-year-old child in Florida shall be offered a high quality pre-kindergarten learning opportunity by the state," and 59 percent of them decided they agreed." Full Story.
Laura Maggi, "Archdiocese to push for school vouchers," The Times-Picayune, (03/19/2004). "Undaunted by last year's swift defeat of bills to provide financing for public school students to attend private schools, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will make another push for voucher legislation during the upcoming session mostly targeted at the failing public schools in New Orleans." Full Story.
Peggy Lowe, "52% favor school voucher program, poll indicates," Rocky Mountain News, (3/18/2004). "A pro-voucher group touted a survey Wednesday indicating that 52 percent of Colorado voters favor the new school-voucher program." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "State vouchers whistle-blower's firing discussed," The Palm Beach Post, (03/17/2004). "Board of Education member Charles Garcia of Boca Raton questioned state officials Tuesday about why Bob Metty, the man largely responsible for exposing problems with Florida's voucher programs, was fired." Full Story.
S.V. Date, "Two charter school chiefs also taking vouchers," The Palm Beach Post, (03/17/2004). "The directors of two public charter schools in Jacksonville also run voucher-supported private schools, one of which operates from the same building as the charter school, state records show." Full Story.
"School voucher supporters heartened by Bullock's ruling," The Associated Press, Lawrence Journal-World, (0316/2004). "A judge's decision that the state's school aid formula is unconstitutional is giving hope to supporters of school vouchers for the poor." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "Voucher violation deemed a mistake," The Palm Beach Post, (03/16/2004). "The state Department of Education did not "intentionally" break the law by allowing certain students to enroll in a $4.8 million virtual school program, said Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, who closed his investigation into the program Monday." Full Story.
Kimberly Miller, "Lawmakers propose restrictions to boost voucher accountability," The Palm Beach Post, (03/15/2004). "Concerned by revelations about the state's lack of oversight of its school voucher programs during the past year, lawmakers have crafted three major proposals, all promising accountability for Gov. Jeb Bush's prized programs." Full Story.
"Appeal on vouchers cites legal authority," The Rocky Mountain News, March 11, 2004. "State lawmakers have broad constitutional authority to try innovative programs such as school vouchers, according to an appeal filed this week on behalf of Gov. Bill Owens." Full Story.
Linda Kleindienst, "Democrats try to end school grading, voucher," The Tallahassee Bureau, March 11, 2004, "Hoping to feed on public discontent with Republican Gov. Jeb Bush's education reforms, especially the state's high-stakes testing program, Democratic legislative leaders Wednesday called for an end to Florida's school-grading system and vouchers." Full Story. (Free Reg. Req.)
S. V. Dates and Kimberly Miller, "Voucher backers stage Capitol rally," The Palm Beach Post, March 10, 2004. "Hammered by a year of negative publicity and losing both corporate support and enrolled children, school voucher advocate John Kirtley fought back Tuesday, staging a Capitol rally featuring as many as 2,000 children, teachers, parents and Gov. Jeb Bush." Full Story.
Steven Walters, "Doyle to get 2 bills on choice schools," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 10, 2004. "The Legislature sent Gov. Jim Doyle two bills Tuesday that call for more accountability in Milwaukee's choice school voucher program, but one of them would require those schools to fire or not hire convicted felons." Full Story.
"Whistle-blower in Education Department is Fired," The Associated Press, St. Petersburg Times, March 9, 2004. "The state Education Department fired a whistle-blower whose complaint helped lead to a criminal charge and several probes of Gov. Jeb Bush's school voucher programs." Full Story.
Christopher Keating, "Voucher plan might fall short," Hartford Courant, March 5, 2004. "Mixing education and civil rights Thursday, Gov. John G. Rowland touted his $1.5 million voucher plan to help 500 students from low-achieving public schools attend private or parochial schools." Full Story.
Ronnie Lynn, "Vouchers for disabled kids sent onto Walker," The Salt Lake Tribune, March 4, 2004. "Barring a gubernatorial veto, parents of students with disabilities will be able to collect vouchers of up to $5,455 in state funds to send their children to private schools next fall." Full Story.
Stacy Forster, "Choice School Bills Stall," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2, 2004. "An expected compromise to create greater accountability in the state's voucher program ran aground in the state Assembly on Tuesday, when a faction of Milwaukee Democrats blocked a final vote on the issue." Full Story.
Sarah Carr, "Lawmakers cut deal, split voucher action into 2 bills," The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 1, 2004. "State lawmakers brokered a deal Monday on two Assembly bills calling for more accountability in the state's voucher program. The bills are expected to be debated in the Assembly Tuesday. Full Story.
S.V. Date, "Fixing Flaws spawns dispute," The Palm Beach Post, March 1, 2004. "When critics talk about abuses and lack of oversight in the state's school voucher programs, Senate President Jim King is quick to accept the blame." Full Story.
Ronnie Lynn, "Voucher for Disabled Survive Skeptical Panel," The Salt Lake Tribune, February 17, 2004. "A measure to provide vouchers for disabled students to attend private schools is still alive -- but just barely." Full Story.
Karen Rouse, "Special Ed Voucher Sought," The Denver Post, February 14, 2004. "A bill that would allow special-education students to use public dollars to attend private schools passed in the House Education Committee on Monday by a 6-5 vote that split along party lines." Full Story.
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