President Bush conceded that his school voucher plan would not be part of his larger education initiative after committees in the Senate and House of Representatives voted to drop the program. Most Jewish groups say school vouchers, which would give federal money to parents who choose to send their children to a private or parochial school, violate the constitutional separation of church and state.
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