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All About Vouchers

While we have always supported school choice, we also believe that we must keep public dollars in public schools so that teachers and students, particularly in rural communities, receive the resources they need.  
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Published: May 2023

During the 2023 Legislative session, the ND House introduced HB1532 which aimed to give $10 million dollars in public money to private schools with no strings attached.

The bill was a dangerous threat to public schools, rural communities, and services that depend on public funding. ND United members sent over 57,000 emails to Senators and Representatives on this issue, which successfully flipped votes of legislators like Representative Anna Novak of Hazen, who cited a member email as the reason she switched to opposing HB 1532

The final version of the bill narrowly passed the House by three votes and was sent to Governor Burgum, who vetoed HB 1532 after receiving almost 900 emails from ND United members urging him to do so. The House then sustained the veto and HB 1532 was finally defeated.

It was clear however, that attacks on public education in North Dakota and voucher schemes in the state will be present in future legislative sessions. 

While we have always supported school choice, we also believe that we must keep public dollars in public schools so that teachers and students receive the resources they need.

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