Republicans Propose National Voucher Program

According to the New York Times, Senator Lamar Alexander is proposing a national school voucher program. The article states:

The legislation, modeled on a pilot program here, would pay for tuition and private tutoring for some 28,000 students seeking a way out of public schools that fail to raise test scores sufficiently for at least five years.

However, the legislation likely won't be taken up until next year. Obviously the November elections will have a large influence on the success of this proposal.