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Diraven

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5. Already passed here in Arkansas

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2024, 09:34 PM

May 2024

Doesn't fully kick in for everyone to be eligible until 2025-2026 school year though. For those who are eligible and receiving vouchers this year, 95% already went to private school, despite labeling this as "school choice". So by next year this is poised to be a huge subsidy for rich parents already sending their kids to private schools, at the expense of public school funding and the overall state budget.

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Rural Republicans Somehow Not Interested In Defunding Their Public Schools To Send Rich Kids To Private Ones [View all] applegrove May 2024 OP

Is there a sense of reality?......................................... Lovie777 May 2024 #1

Somehow? Does this author think rural republicans want their kids to be able to read? D23MIURG23 May 2024 #2

That is what is stopping Abbott BigMin28 May 2024 #3

I wish more rural voters here in AZ would figure it out, but so many are in favor of vouchers Attilatheblond May 2024 #6

We don't want them in the suburbs either - TBF May 2024 #7

He'll no they don't want to pay for private urban and suburban schools Sucha NastyWoman May 2024 #4

Already passed here in Arkansas Diraven May 2024 #5

Let's hope the schools raise their tuition accordingly. Probatim May 2024 #8

My understanding about the voucher system leftieNanner May 2024 #14

Folks need to know (if they don't already) that billionaires are openly funding this effort - TBF May 2024 #9

Don't forget Wilkes and Dunn yellowdogintexas May 2024 #16

I got an idea. Do away with the separation of church and State BOSSHOG May 2024 #10

defund , but not ours . same old tune. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #11

thee as in addresssing a person. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #12

Vouchers put school taxes in shareholder's pockets. lindysalsagal May 2024 #13

Nailed. Wingnuts want to privatize everything. UTUSN May 2024 #15

What Wonkette said is what I've been saying ever since this destructive idea came up ... Hekate May 2024 #17

And they don't like teacher's unions. Or people who can think for themselves. applegrove May 2024 #18

I'm sure in the applicable states, breaking those unions is very important to them as well. nt TBF May 2024 #20

Then, your local GOP will begin pushing out any GOP JCMach1 May 2024 #19

Wake up rural MAGAs. The repubes are screwing you. BoRaGard May 2024 #21