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Why Jay-Z is coming under fire for supporting a $300 million school voucher proposal in Pa.

Here’s what to know about the proposal and the rapper and entrepreneur’s involvement in the effort to give money to families to attend private school.

Jay-Z appears during a news conference announcing the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation in New York on July 23, 2019. The rapper and entrepreneur is now backing a proposal to create a school voucher program in Pennsylvania.
Jay-Z appears during a news conference announcing the launch of Dream Chasers record label in joint venture with Roc Nation in New York on July 23, 2019. The rapper and entrepreneur is now backing a proposal to create a school voucher program in Pennsylvania.Read moreGreg Allen / Greg Allen/Invision/AP