No governor should gamble with their state’s public schools. New Mexico and Oregon have already opted out, and many other states have not committed. But without public pressure, more governors may join the states preparing to opt into this federal voucher scheme.
We all need to urge Governor Stein to reject the federal voucher program before it drains our state’s public schools of critical resources even more than our current voucher programs are draining them.
The federal government should never be allowed to bankroll discrimination, weaken civil rights protections, and siphon public funds into private hands. Families deserve better than a two-tiered school system that rewards privilege and denies opportunity.
In the coming weeks, governors will make their decisions, and the public has very little time to intervene. This is exactly why the voucher lobby is pushing so hard: if they can get governors to quietly opt in before communities mobilize, they will have locked in a nationwide voucher pipeline for years. We cannot let that happen.
No governor should volunteer their state to participate in a program that destabilizes public schools and gives private institutions a blank check. If they do, billions of tax dollars will flow into private institutions that face little oversight and serve only a fraction of students.
This is the moment to make it clear that families, educators, and voters will not tolerate a federal voucher takeover of our public schools.
Together, we can stop this federal voucher pipeline before it causes more harm to North Carolina’s children.
Contact Governor Stein and urge him to reject the federal voucher program!
