December 14, 2006
Leininger is at it again...
Via the Somervell County Salon, Dr. Hospital Bed is once again all about the vouchers. Never mind the stunning defeat this year. Nevermind that his candidates lost. Nevermind that you can not save public schools (or education) with vouchers.
This time, Leininger is answering his critics by offering a proposed compromise to allow public schools to keep a percentage of the money they'd otherwise lose when eligible students transfer. It would only apply to low-income students who meet certain qualifications.A Leininger spokesman says at least ten percent of the state spending per student -- about seven-thousand dollars -- would stay with the public school.
He's just pushing ahead. I guess we, once again, will have to push back. Let's not forget that $6300 will not make much of a dent in private school tuition. In one semester, let alone a year. That'll mean that the thousands of people who take advantage of vouchers will bankrupt themselves to send their kids to private school. That's right, mom and dad, the voucher won't cover the tuition. That's the huge ass hole in this whole plan.
I won't even bother to mention that private schools demand much more funding per student than public schools. Wait...Yeah, that's really the bottom line. It IS all about money and more money into schools will yield better results. It sure as hell works with private schools.
Posted by mcblogger at December 14, 2006 04:45 PM
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The point is not to save public schools, but to destroy them.
Posted by: mayor mcsleaze at December 15, 2006 07:37 AM
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