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Summary
After Rep. Grusendorf, former chair of Public Education and pro-voucher advocate, lost in his Republican primary in 2006,
Frank Corte is taking-up the pro-voucher banner.
This bill is similar to the contentious bills that were defeated in 2005 and 2003. It allows educationally disadvantaged students in low performing schools to take the public money budgeted for their education expenses and apply it as a 'voucher' to a private school.
This pilot program targets the state's 6 largest school districts.