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lindysalsagal

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13. Vouchers put school taxes in shareholder's pockets.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 20, 2024, 10:23 PM

May 2024

And those private schools don't require teacher certification. Also, they can refuse students who are more expensive to teach, like special ed, esl, learning disabilities, etc. Those kids are returned to the public schools.

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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