by Julie Pelegrin
On August 12, 2011, Denver district court judge Michael Martinez issued a 68-page order shutting down the Douglas County voucher program known as the “Choice Scholarship Pilot Program” (voucher program). The voucher program was designed to allow up to 500 Douglas County students to enroll in a private school of their choice and to receive a voucher from the school district, payable to the private school, for $4,575 or the amount of tuition, whichever is less. (more…)