This is where Kansas legislative leadership is trying to go. They’re trying to create a private school subsidy for anyone who wants it including people who can already afford private school tuition. Tax credit “scholarships” are wealth distribution from rural to urban/suburban and an entitlement program for able bodied people....
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KS State Treasurer Explains Voucher Bill Problems
Our State Treasurer, Lynn Rogers, outlines some of the major problems with the latest Kansas voucher bill. We agree. “The difficulty with vouchers is that they began to privatize a system not designed to be privatized. Our school boards provide a process for the public to play a role in...
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No comments School Choice in Arizona is a “Quagmire”
Last week a paid employee of a company that promotes vouchers claimed that vouchers had improved public education in Arizona. We meet monthly with members of Save Our Schools Arizona who vehemently dispute that claim. One former member’s story is being featured by Public Voices for Public Schools. “I left...
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No comments Again…Vouchers Don’t Work
The first voucher bill of the Kansas session was introduced yesterday. We strongly oppose vouchers whether they are called “tax credit scholarships” or “education savings accounts” or something else because the data show they do not help struggling students, they lack basic accountability measures and they take public money at...
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