Once private schools start receiving public subsidies via tax-credit scholarships, education savings accounts, or other neo-vouchers, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools. We shared a video clip last week of a gentleman explaining that private schools he works with “transition” students to other schools. Today...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2021
Lt. Gov Lynn Rogers Editorial on the Problems with Education Savings Accounts
HB 2119 (education savings account aka neo-voucher) is a very expensive, flawed bill. This piece discusses the significant administrative costs. “To put it lightly, the fiscal note is incredibly worrisome. That’s a lot of funding for administrative costs that would never make it into a classroom benefiting Kansas students.” CJ...
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“‘I must credit USD 259 and my incredible K-12 teachers in Wichita, Kansas,’ he said. “Barber said working for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab is his dream job he’s held for more than 30 years. “’I’ve always said hard work trumps intelligence and opportunity every time,’ he said. ‘If you just...
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Take a look at the proponents and opponents for HB 2119, the massive Education Savings Account (voucher) bill that passed out of the House K-12 Education Budget Committee last week and will probably head to the floor of the House soon. Are our legislators listening to free-market lobbyists and religious...
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