Trae Crowder does an excellent job putting the school voucher program(s) into perspective.
From the uToob vid comments. Mike Dense’ stomping ground, imagine that:
Indiana has been the voucher pilot program for over 20 years. This program started out as a “rescue” for low income children “trapped” in failing schools. In the past decades the Republican super majority has redefined and reallocated the program so that vouchers are now available to families earning up to 250,000 a year and eligible even if their children have never attended public schools. This drain on public education funds is designed to ultimately end public education because it’s the largest government expenditure in every state – and its very existence is anathema to any Republican. It’s also a vehicle for refunding tax dollars to wealthy families who don’t use public education so don’t want to pay for it. They want their tax dollars back so they can help pay for the educational programs they DO actually use – religious schools, or not. Accredited, or not. The effect on public schools – which educate 90% of Indiana’s kids- is irrelevant to them because the end game is for all parents to receive a voucher and then have to shop for the educational program they can afford. By that time, public schools will be the equivalent of the county pubic health department – the bare bones resource of last resort for the poor. -@micheleheck9486 1 day ago (edited)