Published: January 1, 1994

Current Events: Roundup

Onward To Battle

Proponents of school choice have created a new national organization that will try to get voucher programs adopted through legislation and ballot initiatives at the state level. Launched this past October, Americans for School Choice has pulled together a prestigious board of directors that includes two former U.S. secretaries of education (Lamar Alexander and William Bennett), members of Congress, two governors, and several state legislators. The group plans to organize ballot initiatives in five states this year and in eight states in 1996 and to engineer lobbying campaigns in four state legislatures this year, followed by an additional eight in 1996. According to its literature, the organization intends to "focus attention on a limited number of battles so we can marshal resources and win victories at the state and local level that will accelerate the national movement.''

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