Not exact matches
The prediction comes
from both proponents and
opponents of the tuition - voucher measure, which, by providing parents with $ 900 for each student enrolled in a private or out - of - district public
school, would be the most extensive
choice program yet adopted by any state.
The evidence
from developing countries might challenge the claim, made by
school choice opponents, that the poor in America can not make sensible and informed
choices if
school choice is offered to them.
JS: For the past thirty years, the phrase «vouchers drain money
from public
schools» has been repeated so often in the press and by
opponents of
school choice that many people reflexively believe it.
Given this one - sided history, it's easy to understand why
opponents of
school choice are eager to deny it purchase in Washington State and prevent the virtuous cycle
from taking hold there.
Backers outnumber
opponents of Common Core State Standards (CCSS),
school choice, merit pay and teacher tenure reform, but support for these policies declined modestly
from 2014.
For instance despite the constant refrain
from choice opponents that private
schools would cream and that public
schools take «everyone» (i.e. everyone who can afford to live in their attendance boundary) the McKay Scholarship program has been statewide in FL since 2001, was still the nation's largest voucher program last time I checked, and only served special needs children.
What
Opponents of
School Choice Say: School choice «siphons» money from public schools at the expense of kids and taxp
Choice Say:
School choice «siphons» money from public schools at the expense of kids and taxp
choice «siphons» money
from public
schools at the expense of kids and taxpayers.
The main two arguments used by
opponents of
school choice programs are that (1) such programs enable parents to withdraw both their children and their children's education funding
from public
schools and that (2) this loss results in further financial strain and worse education in public
schools.
However, these amendments, leftover relics of discrimination
from more than 100 years ago when a surge of Catholic immigrants caused some to worry about their religious influence in what was then Protestant public
schools, continue to be used by
opponents of
school choice as whips against policymakers who have no interest in inviting litigation.
The
School Voucher Research Wars Studies on school choice can offer little ammo for either side, but that hasn't stopped opponents and proponents alike from firing
School Voucher Research Wars Studies on
school choice can offer little ammo for either side, but that hasn't stopped opponents and proponents alike from firing
school choice can offer little ammo for either side, but that hasn't stopped
opponents and proponents alike
from firing away.
[liii] IJ also successfully defended Milwaukee's
school voucher program [liv], as well as tax credit programs in Illinois [lv] and Arizona [lvi],
from legal attacks by
school choice opponents.
School choice opponents say that «
choice» not only siphons resources
from traditional systems but also promotes segregation, discriminates against students with the most severe disabilities, and fights against public oversight.
Check out the FutureEd interview with Louisiana education superintendent John White on the
school choice — including the role of the federal government, accountability and the hypocrisy
from opponents.
Opponents of
school choice frequently claim that vouchers and scholarship tax credits «siphon» money
from public
schools and increase the overall cost of education to the taxpayers.