ESA expansion vital for kids in low-income families
“School Choice is the civil rights issue of today.” These powerful words are from a powerful civil rights icon named the Rev. H.K. Matthews. Rev. Matthews made this statement on a video he recently provided in his support for SB1452, which is legislation that will help low-income families receive the best education possible through a school choice program called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts or ESAs.
Rev. Matthews marched in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, demonstrated with Martin Luther King Jr., was beaten, and was jailed 35 times in his advocating for equality, so if anyone is qualified to speak on civil rights, it is Rev. Matthews. At 93 years old, he is considered a living legend and is still fighting for civil rights, and that fight is for school choice.
âNo manâs life, liberty or property are safe while the legislatureâs in session,â said either Mark Twain or newspaper editor and lawyer Gideon Tucker.
Judging by the current legislative session, he could well have been talking about voter-approved propositions or school funding bills.
The Arizona Legislature has advanced two major bills that would do an end-run around voter-approved ballot measures concerning school funding.
SB1783 could well gut Proposition 208, a voter-approved income tax surcharge on people making more than $250,000 annually to raise nearly a billion dollars annually for K-12 schools in a state with one of the worst-funded public school systems in the country.
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Note: The following Capitol Report is from Missouri House District 6 Representative Ed Lewis of Moberly sharing legislative highlights from the week of Feb. 15-20. Rep. Lewis can be reached by calling 573-751-6566 or email at; Ed.Lewis@housemo.gov. - - -
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Last week the members of the Missouri House gave approval to a piece of legislation meant to help young people who are not having their educational needs met by their local school. The legislation would create Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to give parents the option to send their kids to schools that may provide them with a better educational experience.
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The Arizona Senate has passed a potentially massive expansion of private school vouchers on a straight, 16-14 party-line vote, just two years after voters decisively rejected a much less expansive