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Local residents debate private-school vouchers and public-school funding with lieutenant governor
Summary
At the town hall, residents and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith debated Indiana’s scholarship-voucher programs, state education spending and charter-school standards; a resident cited $497 million in vouchers last year and projections toward $1 billion in coming years, and Beckwith defended parental choice and competition in education.
John Fordore, a lifelong Vigo County resident, told Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith that state spending on private-school vouchers has grown sharply and questioned whether the state can sustain the trend. "Last year, the state of Indiana gave out $497,000,000 in vouchers for private schools. It is estimated that in the next five years that number will be $1,000,000,000 plus," Fordore said.…
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