The Journal Gazette editorial board has been a long-time critic of Indiana's expansive school voucher program, based on our view that it violates the state constitution's charge “... to provide, by law, for a general and uniform system of Common Schools, wherein tuition shall be without charge, and equally open to all.”
When the voucher law was enacted in 2011, we warned of a “questionable program Indiana could not afford.” When the cost passed $50 million a year, we pointed out more vouchers went to students who had never attended public school than students who had. When eligibility for vouchers was widely expanded under Gov. Mike Pence, we pointed out an increasing number of high-earning households were participating.
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