Tuesday’s elections had a lot of bright spots, but let’s not overlook this local one from Colorado. The Douglas County school board elections could mean the end of a six-year school voucher fight, with a slate of anti-voucher candidates tipping the balance on the board:
“It is time to return our attention locally — to the students, teachers and community of all Douglas County public schools — while restoring our attention locally,” said Anthony Graziano. “I look forward to working with my fellow board members in a collaborative and transparent manner…”
Graziano was a member of the CommUnity Matters slate that included Chris Schor, Kevin Leung and Krista Holtzmann. They see vouchers as an attack on public schools and claim that siphoning off tax dollars from schools hurts more children while benefiting only a few.
Graziano said the voucher program has been a “distraction to the district.”
The voucher program, started in 2011, has been the subject of an ongoing legal fight. With a school board that isn’t interested in continuing to fight for vouchers, though, the public schools will be the winners.