Utah voters reject Republican-backed school voucher program

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Great job, Utah! We need to keep telling the privatize-everything crowd to lay off public schools! :toast:

BTW, I'm sure Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne endeared himself to thousands of people by telling them they failed an "IQ Test" for voting against this measure. :eyes:

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Voters decisively rejected the will of the Utah Legislature and governor Tuesday, defeating what would have been the nation's most comprehensive education voucher program in a referendum blowout.

"Tonight, with the eyes of the nation upon us, Utah has rejected this flawed voucher law," said Kim Campbell, president of the Utah Education Association. "We believe this sends a clear message. It sends a message that Utahns believe in, and support, public schools."

More than 60 percent of voters were rejecting vouchers, with about 95 percent of the precincts reporting, according to unofficial results. The referendum failed in every county, including the conservative bastion of Utah County.

Voucher supporter Overstock.com chief executive Patrick Byrne - who bankrolled the voucher effort - called the referendum a "statewide IQ test" that Utahns failed.

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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7392263