@kycbe.bsky.social
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The economic benefits to having robust public schools, the importance of public education to democracy, and education as part of realizing individual human potential are not mutually exclusive outcomes.
School voucher systems wall these purposes off from each other.
School voucher systems wall these purposes off from each other.
State and local business communities have important partnerships in public school districts—from CTE to broad workforce development.
School vouchers rob one partner of key resources, diverting funds to subprime private schools with particular failures in math and science
School vouchers rob one partner of key resources, diverting funds to subprime private schools with particular failures in math and science
💯 And the academic harm caused by school voucher schemes, which Trump, Vivek, etc all want, is especially acute for STEM subjects.
(It has to do with the sub-prime church schools vouchers bail out)
(It has to do with the sub-prime church schools vouchers bail out)
December 29, 2024 at 12:50 PM
The economic benefits to having robust public schools, the importance of public education to democracy, and education as part of realizing individual human potential are not mutually exclusive outcomes.
School voucher systems wall these purposes off from each other.
School voucher systems wall these purposes off from each other.
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When I say vouchers are subject to the same gravity of politics and policy as anything else, this is an example of what I mean.
Vouchers are no magical mystery cure-all.
They’re just garden-variety bad policy.
And bad policy creates bad incentives.
Vouchers are no magical mystery cure-all.
They’re just garden-variety bad policy.
And bad policy creates bad incentives.
As school vouchers become available to all Iowa families, parents at a large private school operator in Dubuque are experiencing tuition sticker shock.
December 14, 2024 at 5:44 PM
When I say vouchers are subject to the same gravity of politics and policy as anything else, this is an example of what I mean.
Vouchers are no magical mystery cure-all.
They’re just garden-variety bad policy.
And bad policy creates bad incentives.
Vouchers are no magical mystery cure-all.
They’re just garden-variety bad policy.
And bad policy creates bad incentives.
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Just in time for Christmas, Arizona’s going to auto-approve any voucher cash expenses up to $2000—
Get your toys and sweet electronics now, just have a plan to explain how they’re education-related later.
www.12news.com/article/news...
Get your toys and sweet electronics now, just have a plan to explain how they’re education-related later.
www.12news.com/article/news...
Arizona school-voucher program will clear massive bill backlog by paying families now, asking questions later
Many ESA families have been waiting months for reimbursement. Superintendent Tom Horne's new plan comes after earlier fast-track approvals backfired.
www.12news.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Just in time for Christmas, Arizona’s going to auto-approve any voucher cash expenses up to $2000—
Get your toys and sweet electronics now, just have a plan to explain how they’re education-related later.
www.12news.com/article/news...
Get your toys and sweet electronics now, just have a plan to explain how they’re education-related later.
www.12news.com/article/news...
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As school vouchers become available to all Iowa families, parents at a large private school operator in Dubuque are experiencing tuition sticker shock.
Dubuque private school raises tuition by 58% after voucher expansion
The change is a big one for Holy Family. According to an email obtained by Iowa Starting Line detailing the change, the district says the increase reflects
iowastartingline.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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As I say in The Privateers: The evidence against voucher schemes isn’t one-sided, but it’s as one sided as social science gets.
Folks sharing admittedly bad international test scores data while pressing publicly funded private schools aren’t offering a serious solution.
Folks sharing admittedly bad international test scores data while pressing publicly funded private schools aren’t offering a serious solution.
Longer summary of awful voucher results in my 2023 @brookingsinst.bsky.social piece
What’s key is we have strong evidence on voucher harms for low income and other at-risk families.
www.brookings.edu/articles/research-on-school-vouchers-suggests-concerns-ahead-for-education-savings-accounts
What’s key is we have strong evidence on voucher harms for low income and other at-risk families.
www.brookings.edu/articles/research-on-school-vouchers-suggests-concerns-ahead-for-education-savings-accounts
December 5, 2024 at 6:47 PM
As I say in The Privateers: The evidence against voucher schemes isn’t one-sided, but it’s as one sided as social science gets.
Folks sharing admittedly bad international test scores data while pressing publicly funded private schools aren’t offering a serious solution.
Folks sharing admittedly bad international test scores data while pressing publicly funded private schools aren’t offering a serious solution.
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One lesson the voucher lobby has learned: voter persuasion doesn’t work for them.
Their strategy is now brute legislative and judicial force.
Their strategy is now brute legislative and judicial force.
In GOVERNING a DeVos-backed voucher bill sponsor calls voter opposition “irrelevant.”
And I note that many communities reject today’s vouchers because they see them as garden-variety cash transfers to wealthier parts of their states.
www.governing.com/policy/the-f...
And I note that many communities reject today’s vouchers because they see them as garden-variety cash transfers to wealthier parts of their states.
www.governing.com/policy/the-f...
The Future of School Choice in the States That Rejected It
Voters in three states rejected ballot measures promoting school choice. But they didn’t reject the legislators who favor it.
www.governing.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
One lesson the voucher lobby has learned: voter persuasion doesn’t work for them.
Their strategy is now brute legislative and judicial force.
Their strategy is now brute legislative and judicial force.
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“So-called school choice” is exactly how to cover voucher schemes that let private schools do the choosing—
—Schemes that rural Trump voters led the way in rejecting on Election Day
(Couple comments from me as well in here) @npr.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
www.tpr.org/2024-11-26/k...
—Schemes that rural Trump voters led the way in rejecting on Election Day
(Couple comments from me as well in here) @npr.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
www.tpr.org/2024-11-26/k...
December 1, 2024 at 12:43 PM
“So-called school choice” is exactly how to cover voucher schemes that let private schools do the choosing—
—Schemes that rural Trump voters led the way in rejecting on Election Day
(Couple comments from me as well in here) @npr.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
www.tpr.org/2024-11-26/k...
—Schemes that rural Trump voters led the way in rejecting on Election Day
(Couple comments from me as well in here) @npr.org @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
www.tpr.org/2024-11-26/k...
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Kentucky voters buried vouchers. Now one thing stands in way of reinvesting in public schools. | Opinion
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
November 25, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Kentucky voters buried vouchers. Now one thing stands in way of reinvesting in public schools. | Opinion
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e...
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Must-read @politico.com on the state players behind and opposing AZ’s voucher scheme. Key points:
*Correctly locates DeVos and Koch as the big national drivers of state-specific schemes (see my book The Privateers for more detail)
1/3👇
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
*Correctly locates DeVos and Koch as the big national drivers of state-specific schemes (see my book The Privateers for more detail)
1/3👇
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
No-Limit Vouchers Are Blowing Up Arizona’s Budget. This Woman Is Leading the Way.
Conservative parents seeking "educational freedom" have found a taxpayer-supported way to opt out of public schools. And other states want to imitate it.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Must-read @politico.com on the state players behind and opposing AZ’s voucher scheme. Key points:
*Correctly locates DeVos and Koch as the big national drivers of state-specific schemes (see my book The Privateers for more detail)
1/3👇
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
*Correctly locates DeVos and Koch as the big national drivers of state-specific schemes (see my book The Privateers for more detail)
1/3👇
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The good work that @edtrust.bsky.social does opposing vouchers & racial tracking leaves us wondering when they will relinquish their faith in these accountability systems. Here's a new review, from @derekgottlieb.bsky.social, of EdTrust's recent report. nepc.colorado.edu/publication-...
Report’s Proposals for Reforming ESSA Reveals How Little Has Been Learned From the Recent Past
BOULDER, CO (November 19, 2024)—EdTrust recently published a report using what it calls an “equity analysis” to critique states’ accountability plans, recommending several steps states might take to i...
nepc.colorado.edu
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
The good work that @edtrust.bsky.social does opposing vouchers & racial tracking leaves us wondering when they will relinquish their faith in these accountability systems. Here's a new review, from @derekgottlieb.bsky.social, of EdTrust's recent report. nepc.colorado.edu/publication-...
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Trump says McMahon’s top priority will be pushing school vouchers
November 20, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Trump says McMahon’s top priority will be pushing school vouchers
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ICYMI— Despite the private school vouchers scam losing everywhere it’s on the ballot, Trump says his Ed Sec pick will focus on steering taxpayer💰to private (mostly Christian) schools.
@GovBillLee’s pal Devos admitted it’s to “Advance God’s Kingdom”: x.com/thetnholler/...
@GovBillLee’s pal Devos admitted it’s to “Advance God’s Kingdom”: x.com/thetnholler/...
November 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
ICYMI— Despite the private school vouchers scam losing everywhere it’s on the ballot, Trump says his Ed Sec pick will focus on steering taxpayer💰to private (mostly Christian) schools.
@GovBillLee’s pal Devos admitted it’s to “Advance God’s Kingdom”: x.com/thetnholler/...
@GovBillLee’s pal Devos admitted it’s to “Advance God’s Kingdom”: x.com/thetnholler/...
