RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic state lawmakers gathered Monday to denounce Republican legislative leaders’ plan to dramatically expand funding for private school vouchers, saying it takes money out of public schools.
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger have said the expansion of the voucher program is one of their top priorities in the current session. Republicans argue that investment in private school vouchers provides some students a lifeline out of a public school that isn’t working for them.
A measure that passed the Senate on party lines last week would direct $463 million more to the program, bringing the total to $625 million.
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