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April 28, 2005

Quid pro quo?

That's what voucher advocates are hoping for in Arizona. Unable to muster enough support to pass a school voucher program on its own, some lawmakers want to make a deal on the state's budget: Expand full-day kindergarten, which the governor wants, in return for school voucher and corporate tuition tax credit programs. Gov. Janet Napolitano, who opposes vouchers, is signaling she won't agree, according to Arizona Daily Sun. "I've been very clear with the legislature: They need to expand kindergarten and it needs to be a clean bill," the governor said. "Vouchers are not a solution to public education in Arizona." More here from the Arizona Republic. Stay tuned.

Posted April 28, 2005 12:00 AM