After last week’s electoral blue wave, Democrats are seeking to slow the spread of MAGA-backed school voucher programs.

In Arizona, Democrats are looking to rein in public funding for the state’s voucher program — money that, in some cases, has being misused by parents to buy gaming consoles and amusement park tickets. Back in June, I wrote about how the state’s voucher program — which Republicans have portrayed as a model for the nation — seemed like it should be a prime target for Trump’s racist crusade against “fraud.”

And Arizona Democrats — having won control of the state House, state Senate and governorship for the first time since the 1960s — have made addressing the program a top priority.

There’s a similar movement underway in Texas. Asked about Texas’ voucher program, which has been lambasted for many of the same reasons as Arizona’s has, Democratic Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa told MS NOW’s Chris Hayes last week that she intends to do everything she can to “make sure that money stays in public schools.”

Hinojosa has sounded skeptical about completely eliminating the voucher program with Republicans still controlling the state Senate. Still, Texas Democrats’ newly won control of the state House and the State Board of Education was celebrated by education activists — including the state’s branch of the American Federation of Teachers, which specifically touted the prospect of curbing the vouchers.

And as The Hill noted, Iowa’s school voucher program could also face scrutiny, given the state’s new Democratic governor.

All of this means that Democrats are finally positioned in some key states to combat the GOP’s war on public education — and to expose more of its waste, fraud and abuse.

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