Holder Drops Pursuit of School Voucher Program in ‘Temporary Victory’ for GOP


Republicans are claiming “temporary victory” for school choice as the Justice Department quietly dropped its request for an injunction that would have blocked Louisiana’s voucher program.

Less than a month ago, 30 senators led by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) called on Attorney General Eric Holder to justify his department’s lawsuit against Louisiana’s Scholarship Program that gives low-income students vouchers to escape failing schools.


The DOJ’s petition argued that this could adversely affect racial balance at schools.

“Education needs to be about giving all of our students the best possible opportunity, not about reaching federal quotas determined by bureaucrats in Washington,” Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said. “I’m relieved that the Justice Department has decided against this particular attack on Louisiana parents and students, but this is a temporary victory. We still need to ensure that families are the ones to ultimately decide where their children will go to school, not some Washington bureaucrat or some executive order. That’s the end goal we need to continue working toward.”

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