(Harrisburg) -- Reaction to Governor Corbett’s education reform package has been mixed, with several groups focusing on the issue of vouchers. The governor wants vouchers to go to students from low-income families who would otherwise attend the state’s worst-performing schools. Tom Gentzel, director of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, says the commonwealth shouldn’t be draining money out of its public schools in this manner. "We would much prefer to see attention paid to improving those schools, those underperforming public schools, for all students," Gentzel says. The Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania support Corbett’s plan, calling his school choice proposal to give students vouchers a matter of social justice. The conservative Commonwealth Foundation also endorsed the governor’s plan and urged the Legislature to pass the proposals this fall so the changes can be made in time for the next school year.










