Private school vouchers open faith options for kids of color
Many low-income parents Milwaukee’s predominantly African American and Latino neighborhoods say voucher programs are the only way their children can attend faith-based institutions.
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Many low-income parents Milwaukee’s predominantly African American and Latino neighborhoods say voucher programs are the only way their children can attend faith-based institutions.
School choice allowing taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition instead of only financing public schools has become another front in the partisan battles over education this election season.
Betsy DeVos’s confirmation hearing to be education secretary featured ample debate about policies ranging from school vouchers to student loans and grants. Secretary-designate DeVos echoed strong support for school choice policies, from private school choice to public charter schools. Her position is, as Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., noted, “in the mainstream of public opinion.”
School choice — allowing taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition instead of only financing public schools — has become another front in the partisan battles over education this
School choice is one of many education issues that have become a partisan battleground, bringing parents to the polls this fall