Following are the scripts for two versions of the new spot. The school voucher initiative. The booklet opens, revealing a scene of the state Capitol dome. Superimposed over it are the words, Billions from taxpayers. Proposition 38 sends billions of taxpayer dollars to private voucher schools.
Pages turn to a slow motion scene of school kids walking toward the camera.
No performance standards for students and no accountability to taxpayers. Pages turn to a scene of bored kids dawdling at a table. Superimposed over it are the words, No performance standards. They don't have to tell us how they spend our money, or even what they teach. 38 is an expensive experiment our children can't afford.