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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Escaping poor schools
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During his State of the Union address, President Bush proposed a $300 million plan to help poor students trapped in struggling schools escape to private schools or better-performing public schools in other districts.
The feds described the program as Pell Grants for Kids. But it sounds a lot like vouchers. Taxpayer-funded voucher programs already exist in Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida. Georgia started its Special Needs Scholarship program for special education students this school year. Here is a website for the Georgia program
The president’s proposal could help many needy children get out of failing schools, giving them a chance to get a quality education. But public schools will lose money for each child that flees. What opportunities will there be for the children who are left behind?
What do you think of the president’s plan?
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