Melania Trump visits school with Jordan's queen and DeVos [Excel Academy Public Charter School]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
If we have so much school choice in DC, then where's my voucher? No, there's more work to be done here.

DC has had vouchers for about 12 years. Where have you been?

Low-income families could get $8,000 to $12,000 per year.

http://servingourchildrendc.org/our-program/find-a-school/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all do realize this woman was Queen Noor's replacement wife...
/slag

What are you babbling about? Queen Rania is the first and only wife of King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all do realize this woman was Queen Noor's replacement wife...
/slag

Wrong. Queen Noor is the current king's stepmother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If we have so much school choice in DC, then where's my voucher? No, there's more work to be done here.

DC has had vouchers for about 12 years. Where have you been?

Low-income families could get $8,000 to $12,000 per year.

http://servingourchildrendc.org/our-program/find-a-school/

Where've I been? I've been here disgusted with current school "options". I don't meet the low-income requirement for vouchers. I'd like to have my tax money used for my kids' education, so I'd like vouchers to do that. So where've I've been is looking to open up the voucher program to all families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If we have so much school choice in DC, then where's my voucher? No, there's more work to be done here.

DC has had vouchers for about 12 years. Where have you been?

Low-income families could get $8,000 to $12,000 per year.

http://servingourchildrendc.org/our-program/find-a-school/

Where've I been? I've been here disgusted with current school "options". I don't meet the low-income requirement for vouchers. I'd like to have my tax money used for my kids' education, so I'd like vouchers to do that. So where've I've been is looking to open up the voucher program to all families.

There isn't enough money to do that, and it's politically untenable, even among conservatives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Where've I been? I've been here disgusted with current school "options". I don't meet the low-income requirement for vouchers. I'd like to have my tax money used for my kids' education, so I'd like vouchers to do that. So where've I've been is looking to open up the voucher program to all families.

What you want is a state-level tax credit or education savings accounts like Florida and some other places. That's not the same as the low-income federally-funded voucher scholarship program that DC has had since 2004.

Regardless of the program structure, you can't force private schools to participate. Most schools are religous (Catholic, Christian, and at one time a Nation of Islam madrassa) or non-traditional schools that could have as few as 20 students. Tuition is often $8,000 to $12,000, like voucher amounts.

Sidwell, Beauvoir, and some other elite schools choose to participate in the program. But, like all schools, your child needs to be accepted before applying for a voucher.

As far as tax money goes, I'd prefer seeing "my taxes" go to helping special needs students go to accredited private schools. DCPS needs to be honest that they can't serve as many special education students as they say. All kids get short changed with this approach.

Also, there's no proof that voucher education produces better academic results than public. That's because many voucher schools have little accountability and oversight.

So why should public funds go to perpetuating mediocre outcomes?

In DC, the voucher program came about through alliances between Catholic school supporters and conservative politicians. They are the primary beneficiaries of the program. They may not be interested in changing things to benefit middle class families who are unsatisfied with their 12 lottery picks.

[Anonymous]

If voucher privates aren't any good as you state, then don't worry - no one will use them. That being said, give me a voucher and I am so out of DCPS. You can stay at DCPS because "vouchers don't work". Stay wed to your study that defies logic.