Voters in Nebraska, Colorado, and Kentucky have rejected ballot initiatives that would have protected some forms of school choice, increased state funding for private schools, or both.
A ballot measure that was designed to enable state legislators to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools was resoundingly rejected by Kentucky voters during the election.
The measure was placed on the statewide ballot to modify Kentucky’s constitution via an amendment that would eliminate roadblocks to allowing a more lenient allocation of funds.
The proposal, which needed a simple majority to pass, was defeated at the polls following a push by leading Democrats who kept to a fundamental script, saying that tax dollars designated for education should be allocated exclusively to public institutions….