This article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner.
LINCOLN — Voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Nebraska’s new school voucher or scholarship program, steering public dollars spent to public schools.
Supporters of using state tax dollars to offset the costs of a private K-12 education have argued that families unhappy with their public schools need more options.
But rural and urban supporters of public schools, the Nebraska State Education Association and private foundations supporting public schools won the day.
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Tim Royers, president of the Nebraska State Education Association, said he was proud to see right- and left-leaning counties agree that vouchers were the wrong choice.
“It confirms what we knew, the majority of Nebraskans don’t want public dollars going to private schools,” Royers said. “What really stood out to me is the consistency.”