LINCOLN- The Nebraska State Education Association and Support Our Schools Nebraska, two organizations that successfully placed an initiative on the 2024 ballot to repeal last year's Opportunity Scholarships Act, announced Tuesday that a new petition drive was initiated to repeal LB1402, which would allow public funding to go towards private or parochial educational institutions.

"LB1402 was passed to silence voters, and their voices need to be heard and respected," said Jenni Benson, president of the NSEA, "We were successful last summer, and with everyone's help we can again gather enough signatures to put this latest voucher scheme on the ballot so Nebraskans are not denied their right to vote."

Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, who introduced both school choice proposals, said she wasn't surprised. "The teachers union always puts the union first, not the kids," she said, "The teachers union should be doing more to keep young teachers in the progression, fighting to make sure teachers get paid more." She and other proponents of LB1402 have argued that public school advocates are ignoring low-income families, who want more educational options.

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