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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Public money = Public scrutiny.  Why do voucher schools get a pass?

What do they have to hide?  How about admissio s discrimination using religion, disability, language, gender expression, whatever the heck they want.

Let the charter school board vet the voucher schools

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^^^ Ignorant troll.[/quote]

:roll: Neither. Just inarticulate in my message.

What I meant was, the charter board -- or something like it -- would be more capable of providing oversight than the OSP. The charter board already has performance management metrics and oversight processes in place for non-DCPS schools that receive public money. They know how to vet the management and finances of a school. They know how measure results in a way that gives parents data they can use to make informed choices. They can call out schools that are not operating in the interests of kids, like those that discriminate or fail to meet health and safety standards.

The OSP, to my limited knowledge, does none of this, but still gets taxpayer money?  Why can't [b]all[/b] schools that get public money be accountable to the public? Why do voucher (mostly Christian) schools get a pass? Why should voucher parents get [u]less[/u] information on the schools they choose than other parents? How is that fair?

I'm not anti-vouchers. But I am against the lack of visibility into the voucher schools program as it's run in DC. Public money = public oversight. Why is that such a radical notion?

Personally, I think voucher funds should be based on the total costs of attending the school. If we want people to have real choice, we have to give more viable options. With oversight and transparency, of course.[/quote]

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