Illinois’ school choice scholarship program Invest In Kids doesn’t appear to be on the way to being revived after it sunset at the end of last year.
Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Sean Dwyer, a Republican running for the statehouse, said the tax credit program for private donors to fund private school scholarships could have been instrumental in ending a cycle of violence in a city like Chicago.
Inside the convention hall, House Speaker Chris Welch said the program could be considered a school voucher program.
Despite there being bipartisan support, including all 40 Illinois Republicans in the House supporting the program, Welch said there weren’t 60 Democrats on board to bring a renewal forward.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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