There is a potentially unconstitutional BACKDOOR SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM that they are floating in New Jersey.  **Several states with voucher programs have seen the costs grow exponentially year-over-year and have found fraud to be rampant and nearly 75% of families in NJ qualify for vouchers under this bill.**

Did you know that private schools:

• Are not subject to quality and accountability standards (curriculum requirements, teacher certification mandates, testing or reporting requirements) that are legally required in our public schools?
• Are not held to the same NJ anti-discriminations standards as public schools?
• Can choose their students and can turn away any student they wish?
• May not have resources required to service the special education needs of students with disabilities, nor English learners?

New Jersey’s PUBLIC schools are consistently ranked in the top five in the country. (https://wallethub.com/edu/e/states-with-the-best-schools/5335, https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education) WHY is this bill even introduced in our state? Our vaunted public schools are at the heart of each of our communities. Polls show that the majority of voters do not want state tax dollars to fund private schools.