The Kentucky governor be cursin' like a scallywag after the legislature be makin' way for school choice! Arrr!
2024-03-20
Arrr mateys, if the scallywags be messin' with Kentucky's constitution on education, the Gov'nor be ready to pillage and plunder any school choice measures. Mayhaps these landlubbers need a taste of the plank! Onward to the ballot box, ye swashbucklers!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, the Kentucky legislature made way for school choice with a Constitutional amendment, but Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear be swearing to strike it down when it hits the November ballot, arrr!HB 2, which be passin' both chambers on March 15th, aims to clarify the state constitution on education funding, matey. If approved by voters, the bill would allow lawmakers to pay for non-public schools, aye.The measure be passin' in the Senate by a vote of 27-8 and the House 65-32. Some Republicans from rural areas and all the Democrats in the House be against it, ye scallywags!The governor can’t veto this bill as it be a constitutional amendment, so it be goin' to the people in November to vote on, arr!Beshear be vowing to beat ‘em and stated that Kentuckians be against public funds goin' to private schools, arrr!If the amendment be approved, legislators will be discussin' and developin' school choice policies, matey. School choice can be expanded through various programs like vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts, aye!The trend towards universal school choice be growin', with more states joinin' the movement, makin' it a "school choice revolution," arr!Republican Governor Kay Ivey recently signed the CHOOSE Act into law in Alabama, makin' it the latest state to embrace universal school choice, ye scurvy dogs!