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Democratic candidates for Wisconsin governor and a progressive legal group are converging on separate efforts to dismantle the state's school choice programs, putting at risk enrollment for roughly 60,000 students who currently participate.
Mandela Barnes, both seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, pledged at a recent town hall to abolish the programs if elected.
Legal Challenge Targets Constitutional Grounds The progressive legal organization Law Forward filed a lawsuit arguing Wisconsin's school choice programs violate the state constitution.
The case hinges on a 2000 state supreme court ruling that permitted vouchers only on the condition that the legislature provides "sufficient resources" to traditional public schools.
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