Oklahoma Governor Henry signs Special Needs Vouchers

June 8, 2010

(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)

Oklahoma joined Maine, Vermont, Wisconsin, Ohio, Arizona, Minnesota, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, Utah, Georgia, Iowa, Rhode Island, Louisiana and Indiana  in the states with private school choice programs when Governor Brad Henry signed the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Act.

Governor Henry became either the second, third or maybe fourth Democratic Governor to create a new private school choice law with his signature. I lost count after Janet Napolitano became the first in 2006. In past the past couple of weeks, Democrats have passed a major teacher quality bill in Colorado, lifted the charter school cap in New York and now signed a voucher bill into law.  The alliance between sincere progressives and K-12 reactionaries continues to bend if not yet break.

It is a fascinating time to be working in K-12 reform.

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Oklahoma Oks Special Needs Vouchers

May 26, 2010

 

(Guest Post by Matthew Ladner)

Big news out of Oklahoma today: lawmakers passed the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Governor Henry, a Democrat, is expected to sign the bill. Text of the bill here (starts on around page 12).

Great win for the kids in Oklahoma, and hopefully a sign of things to come for even broader K-12 reform.

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