When Kentucky lawmakers meet next month for the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly, school vouchers are expected to be brought up. Kentucky Youth Advocates hosted a panel discussion with varying opinions on what vouchers would mean for the state and its students. Vouchers would allow qualifying families to receive a credit to attend alternative schools, like private schools, but opponents say it would take away from public school funding.
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Those opposed to the bill contend that charter schools could drain students, and the funding that comes with them, from the state's public school system.