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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Privatization is a way to push public school dollars to private (including religious) schools.

Are you familiar with the interplay between "school choice" and "school voucher" movements?[/quote]

Not sure if you're referencing me, but yes.  There's overlap there but it isn't necessarily true that someone that wants school choice is aiming for school vouchers.  Prime case of this is DC, where there's tons of school choice but no vouchers.  Hell, I don't even recall any elected official in DC ever calling for vouchers.  Like, the Mayor, who's been supported by DFER, has never proposed vouchers.

This is like saying that the "defund the police" people actually want to completely defund the police.  They rarely do -- there's a ton of nuance with police reform, but having such a flat, black-and-white understanding of the issues really prevents reform and dialogue.[/quote]

So there's a blurry line in the Education Reform movement.  I'm sure some people have great intentions, but DFER is funded and backed by right-wing types who have pushed for as much privatization as they can get away with and as little oversight as possible.  I'd be very careful with someone endorsed by them.[/quote]

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