Alabama Senator Kirk Hatcher (D): "This [school choice] bill will absolutely decapitate public education."
why would giving families a choice "absolutely decapitate" government schools?🤔
The establishment is terrified.
But low-income families shouldn't be forced to send their children to failing government schools without exit options any longer.
There isn't any good reason to fund failing systems when we can fund students directly instead.
But low-income families shouldn't be forced to send their children to failing government schools without exit options any longer.
There isn't any good reason to fund failing systems when we can fund students directly instead.
25 of 27 studies find that private school choice competition leads to better outcomes in public schools.
School choice is a rising tide that lifts all boats.
School choice is a rising tide that lifts all boats.
A peer-reviewed meta-analysis from 2019 also concludes school choice competition improves outcomes in public schools.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…
Senator Hatcher attended private schools.
I'm glad he had those opportunities.
But why fight against school choice for others?
I'm glad he had those opportunities.
But why fight against school choice for others?
UPDATE: Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee passed this bill to fund students instead of systems.
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