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House passes school voucher bill House passes school voucher bill FIGHTING VOUCHERS: Rep. David Tollett The House got a second crack at a school voucher bill $2 million worth to start versus $4 million in a bill defeated earlier and it voted 52-40 to approve the bill, which now goes to the governor, who supports it. Advertisement The arguments were familiar and, again, disingenuous in the case of supporters. Of course, the voucher program will grow. The existing voucher program for students with learning problems has grown exponentially, 10 percent this year alone (against a 2.3 percent budget increase for public schools.) There is no accountability for private schools, apart from membership in a private school organization. They are not subject to audits, teacher qualification or other standards that apply to public schools. The bill WILL take money from public education, by taking $2 million in income tax revenue that would otherwise be split among all state services a

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