Why does All Kids First contend the voucher proposal will affect more than the small number of school districts identified in Kids First Yes!! literature?
The Kids First Yes!! proposal mandates vouchers in communities where public schools fail to meet certain standards. But it also provides for voters in any community to seek vouchers for their children. People who gather petitions totaling only 10 percent of the voters in the most recent school board election can place the voucher issue on an upcoming election ballot. Only 529 petition signatures would be required to put the voucher issue on the ballot in the city of Grand Rapids, home to the second-largest school district in the state. In a smaller district, such as Clawson it would require only 5 signatures.
