Arkansas Faces Legal Battle Over School Voucher Program, Citizenship Rights at Stake in State’s Constitutional Clash
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — An ongoing legal battle over Arkansas’ educational funding through tax dollars has stirred significant debate regarding the constitutionality of the state’s school voucher program. This program allows parents to use government funds for private, religious, or homeschool education for their children, igniting a contentious fight between proponents and opponents of the policy. Representing four plaintiffs seeking to overturn what critics call the “education freedom accounts,” Little Rock attorney Richard Mays argues that diverting $100 million from public schools to private sectors could have a detrimental effect on public education. “While I … Read more