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Article: Much ado about nothing: making vouchers a reality requires a delicate balancing act, aligning politicians, courts, and most of all, the public. .(Cover Story)
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- November 1, 2002
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In other words, it probably won't be coming to a district near you anytime soon
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in June upholding a school voucher program in Cleveland, pundits across the country said the decision would transform the nature of education in America. They predicted a state-by-state shakeout, with school choice advocates plotting their next offensive, minority parents forming powerful grassroots movements, and Republican legislators slyly soliciting support for voucher amendments.
While the rhetoric has been strong--President George W. Bush called the ruling "just as historic" as the 1954 decision that outlawed segregated ...