The cost to battle one virtual charter school in 18 Illinois school districts is exorbitant–more than $320,000. Legislators say they want time to study virtual (aka online) charters. All they have to do is look at places like Colorado and Pennsylvania. Why would anyone want to put children in front of a computer for an […]
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US Senate Committee Votes Against School Voucher Pl...
In an important victory for church-state separation, a U.S. Senate committee has handily voted down a voucher proposal that could have diverted billions to religious and other private schools. At a June 12 markup, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 14-8 against an amendment to S. 1094, the “Strengthening America’s Schools Act,” that […]
Voucher Schools Don’t Always Take Special Needs Studen...
Kim Fitzer’s daughter, Trinity, was attending kindergarten at Northwest Catholic School in Milwaukee with a voucher from the state for the 2011-12 school year. But Trinity, then 6, had gastrointestinal problems and anxiety — conditions Fitzer said the private school was ill equipped to address. Fitzer said the school repeatedly called her to pick up […]
Voucher Success Could Cause New Choice Problems in India...
The voucher program was meant to close the gap between the haves and the have-nots — the families who could already afford to send their children to private school and those who just couldn’t afford the tuition. But once the slots are filled, that dilemma returns — at least for those students who aren’t lucky […]