Dems Versus Dems

Democrats split on education reform

The education reform waves keep rolling to shore, even as House Democrats try to figure out a face-saving way to come home from Illinois. Although the Republican right-to-work proposal prompted the walkout, the protest was expanded to include education reforms. The protesting Democrats have objected to charter school expansion in House Bill 1002, as well as a proposal to allow low-income parents to have scholarships for private school tuition.