Indiana Senate Republicans have rejected an attempt to revive a preschool pilot program that was eliminated in a Senate committee last week.
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation creating a pilot program that would provide vouchers for one thousand low-income Hoosier children to attend preschool. But the Senate Education Committee gutted the bill, replacing the pilot program with a study committee that will examine specific issues with pre-Kindergarten education. South Bend Democratic Senator John Broden wants to add the pilot program back into the bill
But Noblesville Republican Luke Kenley says the state needs to determine the best way to administer pre-K education first before committing to a pilot program.
The Senate rejected Broden’s proposal 36 to 11.
