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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charter Schools: https://doe.virginia.gov/instruction/charter_schools/charter_schools.shtml

For the 2022-23 school year, there are 143 magnet public schools serving 153,580 students in Virginia.

We also have specialty schools.

Vouchers? Not likely in VA, but I'm sure Youngkin will try.

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A voucher in Fairfax or Arlington is just a tax break for a family already sending their kid to private. I don't see it ever happening here. [/quote]

You are incorrect. 
Youngkin is already in talks with Betsey Devos. The only reason he has not tried this is L Louise Lucas.

If Republicans take charge of Virginia after mid terms or in 2024 Virginia schools will now be Alabama, Missouri, and Mississippi basically crap that you get to pay for and drive farther to.[/quote]

yup....can't wait till my kids are done with school.  the sooner the better to avoid this nonsense.[/quote]

Vouchers work against equity, inclusion and diversity.[/quote]

Some people oppose diversity, equity and inclusion. [/quote]

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sounds great but it can also be a recipe for focusing only on superficial changes and ignoring bigger issues.

For example, if a school board wants to spend months obsessing over who attends a single magnet school, while ignoring learning loss at 200 other schools, it doesn't always go over well.

Or, if it wants to devote many hours to discussing a brand-new "social justice" academy program at one school, but ignores severe overcrowding at other schools, that may raise eyebrows.

When big challenges get ignored because feel-good DEI initiatives take up all the bandwidth, many parents who otherwise would support public schools start to disinvest.  They pull their kids out and send them to private schools, or they continue to send their kids to public school but start to support alternatives such as charters or vouchers to what their public school systems are currently offering.

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