A coalition of Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans wants Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to follow through with the support he expressed for school choice when he was running for governor last year.
It is a support that former governor Tom Wolf, also a Democrat, dismissed, and it is Shapiro’s first test as the state’s chief executive.At the center of debate are school vouchers called ‘lifeline scholarships’ that give taxpayer dollars to families for private school tuition or associated costs to attend a different public school system.
Almost instantly, the president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the most powerful teachers union in the state, reacted, with a statement saying the association was “incredibly disappointed” at the suggestion that Shapiro would support a school voucher bill and was joined by multiple unions across the state in “in complete opposition” to the legislation.
School choice advocates in the state say the issue of a voucher system should transcend politics. Last year the lifeline scholarships bill was passed by the state House. It did not, however, clear the state Senate. One Way Out is a recently formed group made up of a handful of groups all over the political spectrum that includes Commonwealth Action, the Latino Action Group, the Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, Independence Mission Schools, the Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia, Excellent Schools PA, and the Pennsylvania Education Partnership. They have joined forces to run ads in support of the lifeline scholarships.
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