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| A scholarship student stands outside the courthouse in Baton Rouge on the first day of the trial. |
We brought you news late last week of a judge's decision to rule against the funding mechanism for the statewide Louisiana voucher program. Since the ruling was handed down Friday afternoon, a number of supporters of educational choice have spoken out against the ruling, reinforced their support for kids, and pledge to fight on.
Take a look below for just a few of the responses.
“I’m extremely disappointed,” said Tirany Howard,
whose three children are receiving scholarships through the Student
Scholarships for Educational Excellence program. “For once, I felt
like as a society we’re moving forward, putting kids first, but it’s still
about money.”
“We will do
everything possible to make sure the children who are benefitting from this
important scholarship program – and the thousands of children who are seeking
to enter the program—will continue to have this option. They’ve made far too
much progress to go back.”
"Today's
ruling is wrongheaded and a travesty for parents across Louisiana who want
nothing more than for their children to have an equal opportunity at receiving
a great education," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
said in a statement. "That opportunity is a chance that every child
deserves and we will continue the fight to give it to them."
