Sweeping Democratic education bills to reform voucher school program likely face uphill battle

“Last school year, voucher programs moved over $443 million of public dollars away from our neighborhood public schools and into their unaccountable programs,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee, the minority leader of the Senate Education Committee. “For too long, voucher programs have taken an ever-growing portion of public funds while fervently advocating against public transparency into their own finances.”