Ahead of the 2024–25 academic year, plaintiffs in two states are suing to reverse school choice laws that fund private school vouchers with taxpayer dollars.
In Arkansas, four parents, including two who said they’re public school teachers, filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court against Gov. Sarah Sanders, the Department of Education, and the Department of Finance and Administration.
The June 7 complaint alleges that the school voucher program, which was approved under the 2023 Arkansas LEARNS Act and will be expanded to allow school choice for all students by next year, violates the state constitution.
The program is to be phased in over three years. The first cohort of student applicants was limited to disabled or homeless students, children whose parents were active-duty military personnel, or those rising kindergarteners….