rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/urgent-action-tell-gov-whitmer-to-oppose-trump-voucher-scheme?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-urgent-action-tell-gov-whitmer-to-oppose-trump-voucher-scheme' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Michigan Education Justice Coalition https://actionnetwork.org/groups/michigan-education-justice-coalition https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg We have gotten word that Gov. Whitmer may opt in to Trump's (and Betsy Devos's) federal voucher scheme as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA). This would allow up to $5 BILLION in public dollars to be used on private school funding. Our public schools are already hurting, and allowing private school vouchers into Michigan would decimate them. Write Gov. Whitmer TODAY to tell her: oppose Trump and DeVos's federal voucher scheme - NO PUBLIC MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS. Here is more federal context from our friends at Public School Strong: Public schools are the heart of our communities, serving every child who walks through their doors. But Trump’s new federal school voucher program threatens to siphon federal dollars away from those schools and redirect them into private institutions that can pick and choose who they admit. Governors are now deciding whether to join this program, even though it would deepen inequities and weaken the very system families rely on the most. Federal vouchers allow private schools to receive public dollars while maintaining admissions policies that exclude students with disabilities, LGBTQ+ students, multilingual learners, and students of color. Public schools, which serve 90% of all children, would suffer deep cuts as federal tax credits reduce funding available for essential services like Title I, IDEA, and school nutrition programs. Families deserve better than a system that rewards discrimination and undercuts public education. Most states are still deciding. Some Republican-led states have already expressed interest in joining. New Mexico and Oregon have opted out. If governors opt in, they will be enabling a massive diversion of public money into private hands, undermining the stability of their state’s public school system. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-action-tell-gov-whitmer-to-oppose-trump-voucher-scheme