Thanks to our friends at Network for Public Education for bringing this article to our attention. “So many of the choices that we make, personally and collectively, are about running away from this history. At some point, instead of fleeing and hunting for the next shiny scheme, we have to...
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Heartland Institute Article on Vouchers
In case anyone still has doubts about whether tax credit scholarships are part of a greater effort to privatize public education, here’s an article from Heartland Institute from 2002. (Heartland is part of the ALEC State Policy Network and includes the Koch network among its funders.) “The way to privatize...
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No comments Washington Post Article on DeVos Dept. of Ed. Cuts to Support Vouchers
“More than $1 billion would be spent on private school vouchers and other school choice plans under the budget proposal released Monday by President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos… “The proposal would cut $3.6 billion — about 5 percent — from the Education Department by eliminating several discretionary programs,...
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No comments Journal Gazette – Voucher Opposition Article of Faith for Pastor
Interesting perspective from a Texas pastor. Kansas has its own tax credit “scholarship” program, and last year all of the scholarships went to private schools with Catholic or Christian affiliations. http://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/columns/20180211/voucher-opposition-article-of-faith-for-pastor Originally posted to Facebook 2/13/18....
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