The latest Fact Check Friday-read on for reasons we believe public funds should only go to public schools. From Kansas Association of School Boards “Public dollars. Private schools. What’s the impact? Programs like vouchers and Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) direct public tax dollars toward private education. While these programs are...
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School Choice Voucher Programs Lets Schools Choose…Not Parents
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 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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No comments ESAs are for Special Interest, NOT Kansas Students’ Best Interest
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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