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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Who Is the Real "Special Interest" in the Voucher Debate?

Jersey Jazzman: Who Is the Real "Special Interest" in the Voucher Debate?:


Who Is the Real "Special Interest" in the Voucher Debate?

Well, another year has come and gone, and New Jersey school vouchers, like Generalissimo Francisco Franco*,are still seriously dead:
In the roller coaster life of the Opportunity Scholarship Act, Gov. Chris Christie yesterday conceded the controversial school voucher bill is likely dead for the rest of the year.
Where the bill is headed next is less certain.
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“Bottom line, it is not going to happen this year,” Christie told a young man from Hazlet who asked about the program. “But hang in there … I am going to continue to push for it, and hopefully we can get Sheila Oliver to do the right thing and post that bill for the people of