Strange bedfellows in the Garden State

From the online news service NJ Spotlight:

In a stunning display of strange bedfellows, Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic power broker George Norcross took to a Camden graduation stage on Friday to call for the immediate passage of the tuition tax credit bill that would provide up to $12,000 vouchers for low-income students in select districts to attend private schools.

The odd pairing gave fresh speculation to the future of the Opportunity Scholarship Act (OSA), the long-debated school voucher bill. OSA has picked up new political momentum in the waning days of the legislative session this month.

But for the measure to actually pass, a few uncertainties and long-running battles remain to be resolved.


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BY Adam Emerson

Editor of redefinED, policy and communications guru for Florida education nonprofit