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  • Schools use tax payer money to prevent tax payer choice

    You can't make this up....

    It starts with the Texas Association of School Boards.
    They encourage local school boards to adopt "legislative agenda" topics.
    In specific cases, the schools use tax payer money to lobby state legislatures to "vigorously oppose" school choice.

    The boilerplate text that is supplied says...

    8) We respectfully ask that you vigorously oppose any legislation that is brought to the House of Senate as it relates to vouchers or the state adding any additional support or funding to charter schools, which consistently threatens to cipher funds from the Texas Public School System. We are adamantly opposed to vouchers.
    9) We respectfully ask that you vigorously oppose any legislation using public funds to support educating students in private or parochial schools. These schools are not governed by locally elected officials and are not subject to the same accountability system as Texas public schools. We are adamantly opposed to this.


    And is inspired by TASB, to wit:

    Vouchers
    TASB calls upon the Texas Legislature to prevent any transfer of public funds using vouchers, education savings accounts, or corporate tax credits to private schools or individuals, including the expansion of virtual instruction by corporations.
    Charter Schools
    TASB calls upon the Texas Legislature to restrict the expansion of charter schools and to reduce the impact charter schools and other educational institutions receiving public funds have on the state budget and local public schools by limiting funding to a rate no higher than that of local districts. The Legislature should increase the transparency and accountability of charter schools and other educational institutions receiving public funds, especially with regard to student enrollment processes/recruitment, student expulsion practices, business operations, and expenditures.


    Numerous studies have shown that the American people in general, and parents of students in particular, overwhelmingly favor the school choice options that the local School Board “adamantly opposes”.
    This puts local School Boards in sharp conflict with the voters who elected them, parents who depend on them and “we the people”.
    The American Federation for Children cites a poll from Democratic pollster Beck Research[1] which finds that:
    • 65% of K-12 parents back school choice, including 66% of public-school parents
    • African-American and Latinos favor school choice by 74% and 71% respectively
    • K-12 parents back Education Savings Accounts by 78%, only 14% oppose
    • Support for charter schools and school vouchers is at 77%, even increasing among Democrats by 10 points, Independents to 81%, and Republicans by 85%
    • A federal tax-credit scholarship is favored by 79% of K-12 parents
    • African-Americans support of federal tax-credit scholarships is at 92%
    USA Today[2] reports that a survey of likely 2020 voters, Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) found that
    • 81% of voters, including 81% of Democratic primary voters and 89% of black Democratic primary voters support expanding school choice, including magnet schools, public charter schools, and career academies
    Other surveys and polls report similar results
    • American school parents favor Homeschooling as an option by 68.5%
    • 60.5% of Americans in 2022 agree that public education is heading in the wrong direction, with only 57.7 believing public schools are headed in the right direction

    So, the public schools are using tax payer money to lobby legislators to prohibit tax payers from spending their own money the way we choose.

    Yet another glaring hypocrisy for the "pro-choice" crowd.

    [1] https://federationfstg.wpengine.com/...mo-Final-1.pdf

    [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/4831964002/




    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

  • #2
    Pro-choice often also means not being allowed to choose

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    And Health Care, Beverage Size, Straws, Wearing Fur, SUVs etc...



    The only "choice" they support is whether or not to have an abortion.

    I'm always still in trouble again

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
      60.5% of Americans in 2022 agree that public education is heading in the wrong direction, with only 57.7 believing public schools are headed in the right direction.
      Maths is of the debbil.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
        Maths is of the debbil.
        ooops
        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
          Maths is of the debbil.
          That's from a letter we intend to file with the State of Texas, so I need to track that down.

          Thanks!
          The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
            Maths is of the debbil.
            Preach it! Beware the mathemagicians

            I'm always still in trouble again

            "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
            "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
            "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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            • #7
              Defund Skoolz!!!

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              • #8
                We respectfully ask that you vigorously oppose any legislation using public funds to support educating students in private or parochial schools. These schools are not governed by locally elected officials and are not subject to the same accountability system as Texas public schools.

                There would be no argument if that "accountability system" resulted in superior education standards, but it seems to be achieving the exact opposite, which is precisely why parents are strongly in favor of school choice.

                Also, if they're worried about public funds going to private education then I have the perfect solution: if parents decide not to send their children to a public school then they should not pay any taxes related to public school funding. Then they will be free to spend their own money on their childrens' education in whatever way they wish.
                Last edited by Mountain Man; 12-01-2022, 01:02 PM.
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                But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                Than a fool in the eyes of God


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                • #9
                  Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
                  Maths is of the debbil.
                  Changed that line from....
                  60.5% of Americans in 2022 agree that public education is heading in the wrong direction, with only 57.7 believing public schools are headed in the right direction.

                  To....
                  60.5% of Americans in 2022 (and 51.6% of school parents) believe that public education is heading in the wrong direction.

                  Trying not to get so deep in the numbers that eyes glaze over...

                  From cite...

                  In 2022, 60.5% of the public and 51.6% of school parents agree that government-led schools are going in the wrong direction. Remaining public school parents are more optimistic than previously, however, with 47.7% believing public schools are heading in the right direction.

                  The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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