Anonymous wrote:^^^ Ah..... I want a safe school that challenges my kid academically. Why is that selfish? I thought that should be a given. Why is it so taboo to provide for safe schools???????

it's not. but vouchers won't do that in DC. it's been proven here extensively. do you have a plan for how high-quality schools will be created to take vouchers IN DC?

^^^ Ah..... I want a safe school that challenges my kid academically. Why is that selfish? I thought that should be a given. Why is it so taboo to provide for safe schools???????

Anonymous wrote:^^^ It does. I want a safe environment. We don't have that, and that's a big problem. DCPS isn't going to make it safe, so time to divest and get vouchers to get something out of our tax money. Otherwise it's move to the'burbs, like what most of my neighborhood has done. Hopefully a DeVos program can re-invigorate our nations cities, because public schools are destroying them.

What you want is a voucher to get your child away from the other kids in your school that you don't like. Those other kids will still be in school in the city, so there will still be some place with failing scores and rough kids. It won't change who lives in the city or invigorate our nation's cities because, as you well know, it is not the "public schools" destroying anything.

So all a voucher does is get you off the hook for paying more to live elsewehre or pay for private school. You want a handout to get what other taxpayers are working to provide their kids. You want your kid in a better school, but you want to leave those "other" kids behind, and you are happy to take money out of the schools those other kids will be stuck in as long as you get yours. That is fine. But own that is it all about you, and that the cities will still have a lot of kids left behind in bad situations with even less money to address the situation.

No, not within stringent income limitations.

Anonymous wrote:^^^ It does. I want a safe environment. We don't have that, and that's a big problem. DCPS isn't going to make it safe, so time to divest and get vouchers to get something out of our tax money. Otherwise it's move to the'burbs, like what most of my neighborhood has done. Hopefully a DeVos program can re-invigorate our nations cities, because public schools are destroying them.

DC has vouchers now. Has it helped your child?

^^^ It does. I want a safe environment. We don't have that, and that's a big problem. DCPS isn't going to make it safe, so time to divest and get vouchers to get something out of our tax money. Otherwise it's move to the'burbs, like what most of my neighborhood has done. Hopefully a DeVos program can re-invigorate our nations cities, because public schools are destroying them.

Anonymous wrote:^^^^ Well, well, well. Think of yourself only, why don't you. My kid got traumatized in DCPS as well as the entire class by unabated bullying. Get out of your limo-liberal safe-house and come over here, EotP.

I'm sorry that happened to your child, but that has nothing to do with the above exchange.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is the incentive for private schools to admit voucher students? How many slots are there now for these students in DC private schools? How will that change if/when there are federal requirements or oversight attached to that money? Without requirements or oversight, how are these schools held accountable for how they spend those tax dollars? Will those schools be required to support kids with special needs as per IDEA?

Stop thinking that this is a financial aid program to get your kid into Sidwell. It ins't. DC has vouchers now and that hasn't changed the good private school scene at all. Read the article linked about to see where that voucher money really goes.

Well, if you are referring to the link posted at 07:43 on 01/29 (I imagine there are many more links in this very long discussion but you were not specific), that article doesn't answer my questions. And neither did you, despite your attempt to be helpful.

So I still have these questions. How to address the issue of oversight of private schools accepting voucher money? Many charters are private run but they do have the Board.

Anonymous wrote:^^^^ You work for DCPS. Got it.

For the benefit of DCPS, sure. But I don't get paid by DCPS.

^^^^ You work for DCPS. Got it.

Anonymous wrote:^^^^ Well, well, well. Think of yourself only, why don't you. My kid got traumatized in DCPS as well as the entire class by unabated bullying. Get out of your limo-liberal safe-house and come over here, EotP.

Step 1. Privatize education
Step 2. ???
Step 3. No more bullies! EVER!

^^^^ Well, well, well. Think of yourself only, why don't you. My kid got traumatized in DCPS as well as the entire class by unabated bullying. Get out of your limo-liberal safe-house and come over here, EotP.

Anonymous wrote:Bring on the vouchers and the education spending accounts!!! Let DC thrive as a magnet to those who want quality education in a safe environment. DCPS is good money after bad, and it has run its course into the ground.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-and-congress-have-a-lot-of-power-to-make-changes-in-dc-schools/2017/01/28/a7d29f04-c224-4ae5-91d1-6987f6176872_story.html?utm_term=.3f1db855d888

You sound like an idiot to those of us who have kids thriving in DCPS who are already getting a quality education in a safe environment. The DC kids who are most in need of better quality education and a safer environment are already eligible for vouchers, and the vouchers have done nothing to improve their lives or the parts of the DC education system that are broken. Experiment tried and failed. Lets put our brains and dollars into finding a new solution that works.

Anonymous wrote:So what is the incentive for private schools to admit voucher students? How many slots are there now for these students in DC private schools? How will that change if/when there are federal requirements or oversight attached to that money? Without requirements or oversight, how are these schools held accountable for how they spend those tax dollars? Will those schools be required to support kids with special needs as per IDEA?

Stop thinking that this is a financial aid program to get your kid into Sidwell. It ins't. DC has vouchers now and that hasn't changed the good private school scene at all. Read the article linked about to see where that voucher money really goes.

Anonymous wrote:First wrap your head around the concept, then get the details worked out. Otherwise throw your hands in the air and say nothing is possible.

Great idea! Completely change the public school financing system before you've even figured out if the "details" (IE whether or not it's actually going to work). Just fabulous.