Vouchers are sold as a way of subsidizing private education for poor kids but they’re increasingly becoming welfare for the wealthy and a windfall for private schools without any corresponding obligations. “For years the program, EdChoice, targeted mostly lower-income students in struggling school districts. Now it is an entitlement available...
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Voucher programs start small, but end up costing states big money
As this article, Kansas already saw what happens when your state can’t afford to maintain its public school funding. But some Kansas legislators are trying the bait-and-switch we see happening in other states. Just this week, KPI introduced an ESA “light” bill that allegedly targets some students. We’ve seen this...
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We focus on state issues, but federal issues affect Kansas school funding and policy. Make sure our US Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran, and your US Representative Sharice Davids, Ron Estes, Tracey Mann or Jake LaTurner )depending on which district you’re in) hear from you. Here’s an alert on...
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No comments Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers
Look at the reality, not the talking points. Multiple Kansas legislators and the dark money that funds them want to bring these deeply flawed voucher programs here. “Indiana is a tragic example of a state that started a voucher program aimed at low-income families, but now gives vouchers worth about...
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