South Carolina’s legal blow to school choice program prompts pleas for rehearing

Published October 2, 2024 5:06pm ET



Top Republican leaders who support school choice initiatives in South Carolina are calling for redress after the state Supreme Court struck down the state’s school voucher program last month.

On Sept. 12, the state Supreme Court issued a 3-2 decision that left upward of 3,000 children from low- and moderate-income families with fewer education options. Last week, Gov. Henry McMaster (R-SC) and the state Department of Education asked the state Supreme Court for a rehearing of its ruling amid calls by some who advocated a review of the case by the highest court in the nation.

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