School vouchers siphon money away from ,the very public schools and children that
need it most, and offend the constitutional separation of church and state that has
protected religious liberty in America for more than 200 years.

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As members of a minority community that has benefited almost more than any other
from our country's protection of religious liberty and commitment to public schools, we
have both an obligation and a stake in maintaining these pillars of American society."

- Mitchel Malkus, Davidson School of Jewish Education , Jewish Theological Seminary of New York

The Jewish community is solidly against vouchers.

American Jewish Committee, Michigan Region * Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Michigan Region
B'nai Brith * B'nai Brith Barristers * Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit * Jewish Home and Aging Services, Auxiliary
Jewish Labor Committee * Jewish Women International of Metropolitan Detroit
Michigan Jewish Conference * Na'amat USA, Greater Detroit
National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section * Shalom Aleichem Institute
Society for Humanistic Judaism x:x Union of American Hebrew Congregations
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism x:x Women's American ORT * Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring

[Proposal 1] could throw many public schools into turmoil and divert untold
public dollars into nonpublic school budgets. Detroit Jewish News

And we are not alone.

"It is at best overbroad and, at worst, dishonest." Ann Arbor News
"Public money should not be sent to private schools." Kalamazoo Gazette
"Public schools lose, students lose and the state government general fund pockets the difference." Big Rapids Pioneer
"This voucher initiative fails every test in our book." Muskegon Chronicle
"Lawsuits are guaranteed." Detroit Free Press
"Voters should say no to it." Flint Journal
"We recommend that you VOTE NO on Proposal 1." Oakland Press
"There are so many things wrong with Proposal 1, any one of them should be enough to convince
voters it is wrong for Michigan." Lansing State Journal
"The state should not entangle itself in supporting religious education." Saginaw News
"The voucher plan is wrong for all students." Macomb Daily
"...[Proposal 1] is so vague that today we cannot even begin to answer the questions that arise." Midland Daily News
"Proposal 1 is a bad idea and will not help children." Traverse City Record Eagle
"Proposal 1 is a package with too many surprises ahead, none of them pleasant." Bay City Times
"...[Proposal 1] opens the door to much more than vouchers. Proposal 1 should be defeated. " Grand Rapids Press

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