The Kansas House K-12 Education Budget Committee will hold a hearing on HB2119, an ESA bill soon. We strongly oppose this bill. Here’s a good explanation we found in Forbes magazine of some of the issues. “Parents are expected to navigate this unregulated marketplace on their own. ESA bills and...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2021
Orlando Sentinel Video Identifies Issues with Florida’s Voucher and Scholarship Programs
Florida’s Voucher Programs are Not a Model We Want in Kansas Our concerns about unregulated tax credit scholarship and education savings account programs and their growth are not hypothetical. See how it’s going in Florida in this video produced by the Orlando Sentinel. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/94895499-132.html Originally posted to Facebook 2/8/2021....
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The Kansas House K-12 Education Budget committee rejected proposals meant to strengthen the accountability and inclusivity of the tax credit scholarship program. KASB’s Scott Rothschild tweeted about if from the meeting. Text from his Twitter thread is below. From KASB’s Scott Rothschild on Twitter: “Last week, H K-12 recommended approval...
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No comments House K-12 Education Budget Teeing Up Another Voucher Bill
This one-sided informational hearing was specifically designed to tee up today’s hearing on HB2119 an Education Savings Account neovoucher bill with no cap, and no meaningful standards, requirements or accountability for private schools receiving public tax dollars. Originally posted to Facebook 2/8/2021....
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