School Choice Group Grows as Force in State Elections
All Children Matter targets candidates opposing vouchers.
When Utah state Rep. David N. Cox persuaded fellow Republicans to vote against a school voucher bill last year, he did more than help doom the idea. He became an election-year target.
Through his actions, the lawmaker, who is a 5th grade teacher in Lehi, Utah, angered the school choice movement and caught the attention of a pro-voucher group called All Children Matter.
The group targeted Mr. Cox as part of a more-than-$7-million campaign this year to get supporters of tuition vouchers and other forms of school choice into legislative and governors’ offices in at least 10 states. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., All Children Matter works with local affiliates to defeat candidates not just on school issues, but also by finding wedge issues, such as taxes, immigration,...
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