Florida judge cancels school voucher program

Tuesday, August 6, 2002

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Just weeks before the start of the school year, a judge struck down Florida's voucher law Monday, saying the state constitution forbids the use of tax money to send youngsters to religious schools.

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