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Board member urges state accountability for school vouchers, says reported majority went to private-school students
Summary
Board member Ginger Carter told the Johnson City Board of Education that state legislators told her voucher recipients cannot be tracked and said reports indicate more than 60% of vouchers went to students already attending private schools. She urged constituents to question legislators about tracking and per-student funding.
At the close of the Johnson City Board of Education meeting, board member Ginger Carter urged community members to press state legislators for accountability on the state's education voucher program, saying she was told by legislators that vouchers cannot be tracked.
"The reality, apparently, from our state legislators is that [vouchers]…
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