Savvy J. B. Pritzker says he will now sign an extension plan for the terrific Invest in Kids scholarship program. Send one, Springfield.
Few governors are as politically shrewd as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Look how carefully he is playing the “Invest in Kids” controversy. To refresh your memory: “Invest in Kids” is the modest Illinois scholarship fund that gives parents who could not otherwise afford to send their children to private and parochial schools help to do so.
“Shutting down Invest in Kids,” we wrote, “would force an unacceptable level of uncertainty on parents and their children, who would have their academic journeys upended and their futures suddenly jeopardized.” Last week, though, Pritzker said he would sign a bill extending the program if lawmakers saw fit to do so. “I will support it if it comes to my desk to extend the program in whatever form,” he said.
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