Georgia Republicans kill school choice bill because their feelings got hurt

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Georgia Republicans had their feelings hurt by a mail flyer campaign. Georgia children will now pay the price.

Georgia Republicans withdrew a bill that would have established a $6,000-per-student voucher program, expanding school choice in the state. Why? Because they disapproved of a flyer campaign by the American Federation for Children, an organization that supports school choice. According to Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, the flyer campaign attacked Georgia Republicans “very viciously.”

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