Jenni Benson, then-president of the Nebraska State Education Association and sponsor of the Support Our Schools ballot referendum, leads supporters in transporting more than 86,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State. July 17, 2024. (Zach Wendling/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.
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But rural and urban supporters of public schools, including other families, the Nebraska State Education Association and private foundations supporting public schools, won the day.
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.