As noted last week in The Turner Report, educational vouchers are back in style in the Missouri Legislature. A bill sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, which would allow students in unaccredited school districts to receive taxpayer money to attend private schools, sailed through the Education Committee on a party line vote.
The same thing is likely to happen Tuesday when the House version of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Scott Dieckhaus, R-Washington, has a hearing before Dieckhaus' Education Committee.
Make no mistake about it, public education is under the gun this year.
3 comments:
Randy, I understand that vouchers are controversial. But what would you suggest the state should do about the Kansas City and St. Louis school districts? Their lack of accreditation either means a middle class family has to spend a lot of money on a private school or a lower class family is forced to send children to a substandard institution. It's a bad, bad, bad situation.
If tax credits or vouchers are off the table, what do you think should be the solution for these districts?
I believe the voucher system is just the beginning of elitist schools and leaving the poor in substandard schools. Public schools are the bedrock of our country. When only the rich can get educated then you only think you have heard of class welfare. Everyone is entitled to a good education.
To Anon 8:41, my guess is that the St. Louis and kC school district should be broken up into smaller districts. I know it has been floated that the KC school district should be split up into 4 smaller districts of about 7500 to 8000 students.
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