Higher-ed voucher bill goes to Owens (Colorado)

[CShine]

The legislature approved and sent to Gov. Bill Owens on Tuesday a plan to overhaul how Colorado pays for higher education. The proposal would make the state the first in the nation to give some taxpayer money directly to college students instead of to colleges and universities. Students would use vouchers to help pay tuition at public and some private in-state schools.

The House voted 40-23 to approve the plan, and the Senate quickly concurred. A spokesman for Owens said the governor will sign the bill, which has been one of his main legislative priorities.

"It's the first in the nation. I think it's a giant step for changing the incentive so more kids will go to college," said Owens appointee Rick O'Donnell, executive director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

The bill would provide students at public schools about $2,400 each in the first year, while low-income private-school students would get about $1,200 each.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~61~2112362,00.html

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. I hear Colorada has a stinky education system.

How is this going to improve it?