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While everyone is distracted by the pandemic... legislation to unmake public education is being rolled out across the U.S.
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Arizona: Senate Bill 1041 will expand state spending on vouchers.
This is in a state that already has a massive and terrifying neo-voucher.
This is in a state that already has a massive and terrifying neo-voucher.
Florida: Senate Bill 48 to expand vouchers.
Like Arizona, Florida has been a leader in channeling taxpayer funds to private schools. Many of these schools discriminate against students (though there are other reasons to dislike such a plan).
Like Arizona, Florida has been a leader in channeling taxpayer funds to private schools. Many of these schools discriminate against students (though there are other reasons to dislike such a plan).
Georgia: House Bill 60 would allow students to take their local public school dollars with them to a private school.
Schools will be financially kneecapped by this. To say nothing of how the public good will be undercut.
Schools will be financially kneecapped by this. To say nothing of how the public good will be undercut.
Indiana: House Bill 1005 will expand the state's existing voucher program to higher-income earners.
This could cost $100 million in the first year alone. All at the expense of public schools.
This could cost $100 million in the first year alone. All at the expense of public schools.
Iowa: As my co-author and podcasting partner @BisforBerkshire has been pointing out, SSB 1065 is being fast-tracked.
Over $5,000 per student would be awarded for "state scholarships" (aka vouchers). Public education would never look the same there.
Over $5,000 per student would be awarded for "state scholarships" (aka vouchers). Public education would never look the same there.
Kansas: House Bill 2068 and Senate Bill 61 will expand vouchers. This is in a state that @SchlFinance101 has done lots of work on, and if you want more Kansas info you should go to him.
Kentucky: House Bill 149 would do the same thing we're seeing lots of places -- divert public dollars to private schools.
If you don't see why that's a problem, we can talk. But start by reading works by @DianeRavitch @DerekWBlack and @nrookie
If you don't see why that's a problem, we can talk. But start by reading works by @DianeRavitch @DerekWBlack and @nrookie
Missouri: Senate Bill 55 creates $100 million in neo-vouchers.
Why "neo"? Because it's a money laundering scheme. State dollars don't flow directly to private (often religious) schools. Instead, a corporation "gives" the money, and then they get "reimbursed" by the state. Yikes.
Why "neo"? Because it's a money laundering scheme. State dollars don't flow directly to private (often religious) schools. Instead, a corporation "gives" the money, and then they get "reimbursed" by the state. Yikes.
New Hampshire: House Bill 20 is the scariest of all...
"Education Freedom Accounts" would create a universal voucher for all families in the state to withdraw funds from public schools and divert them to...basically anything "education-related."
"Education Freedom Accounts" would create a universal voucher for all families in the state to withdraw funds from public schools and divert them to...basically anything "education-related."
For more, join @pfpsorg and @NPEaction on Feb. 4 at 4pm EST ("Fighting Voucher Legislation in 2021"). https://pfps.org/join-pfps-and-npe-for-%E2%80%9Cfighting-voucher-legislation-in-2021-an-update-on-state-voucher-bills-and-tools-to-oppose-them%E2%80%9D.html
For details about all of these privatization bills, check out the essential work by @NEPCtweet: https://npeaction.org/alert-school-privatization-bills-on-fast-track-across-the-nation/
Finally, you may be left with questions...questions like:
- What's motivating this massive state-by-state effort?
- Who's behind all of this?
- What other scary edu-policies are being rolled-out?
- What will schools look like if these policies succeed?
- What's motivating this massive state-by-state effort?
- Who's behind all of this?
- What other scary edu-policies are being rolled-out?
- What will schools look like if these policies succeed?
Well...if you've got questions... @BisforBerkshire and I have answers.
A whole book full of answers right here: https://www.wolfattheschoolhousedoor.com/
A whole book full of answers right here: https://www.wolfattheschoolhousedoor.com/
Oh yeah, and we have a podcast where this is a regular beat of ours: https://soundcloud.com/haveyouheardpodcast/
Betsy DeVos is gone. But guess what... she was the tip of the iceberg.
The real threat is a little harder to see...and much, much broader.
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The real threat is a little harder to see...and much, much broader.
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