ATLANTA — A controversial private-school vouchers bill squeaked through the Georgia House of Representatives Thursday.
The bill, which would provide vouchers worth up to $6,500 to help students in low-performing public schools transfer to a private school, passed the Republican-controlled House 91-82, the minimum number of votes needed to win passage in the 180-member chamber.
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