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Calibra jacobs reed says that by not paying taxes, a they are losing money. >> we would have schools parents are looking for if the money was reinvested and we wouldnt have the need for vouchers. by funneling this money away, it hurts the kids. >> reporter: program supporters say there have been eight different independent reports and several court decisions that show the program does not cost public schools money. still, the state teachers union disagrees. >> you go to many of our schools in th...

Why do we have all of these opportunities for affluent families and dont have the same opportunities for lower-income families. >> but opponents say its leaving many students behind? >> were at the point where we dont have enough books for each kid to take home. >> french teacher calibra reed says by not paying taxes, corporations are robbing public schools of funding. >> if the money that went to vouchers was reinvested into the schools we would have the schools that parents are looking for. an...

Statewide. >> i dont think that low-income children should have less opportunities than more affluent children. children dont get to choose the environment they grow up in why do we have more opportunities for affluent students? >> reporter: opponents say its leaving many students behind. >> were at the point now where we dont have enough books for each student to take home. >> reporter: this student says by not paying taxes, corporations are robbing public schools of funding. >> if the money th...