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Indiana School Voucher Challenge Set For Hearing

An Indiana judge is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow  in a suit challenging the state’s new school voucher program.The program was created by the Republican-led 2011 General Assembly and allows parents who meet income guidelines and are unhappy with their public schools to use taxpayer dollars to send their children to private schools.Critics say the program runs counter to the Indiana Constitution’s guarantee of a “uniform system of common schools”

http://archive.wfpl.org/20110810vouchers.mp3

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.