A Louisiana district court judge is expected to rule this week on the constitutionality of the state's controversial school voucher program.
Baton Rouge Judge Tim Kelley began hearing arguments Wednesday on Louisiana's landmark new initiative, the most sweeping voucher program in the country. Under the "Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program," tens of millions of tax dollars will be shifted from public schools to pay private schools, businesses and private tutors to educate students across the state.
In response, Louisiana teachers' unions and 43 districts filed lawsuits to block the program. They argue the program unconstitutionally uses local tax dollars to fund private education and that state lawmakers failed to follow constitutional procedures for its filing and approval.
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