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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 wouldn't 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 the state of florida you see the lack of programming, the lack of band classes, the lack of and clas...

Why do we have all of these opportunities for affluent families and don't have the same opportunities for lower-income families. >> but opponents say it's leaving many students behind? >> we're at the point where we don't 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. and we wouldn't have the need for vouchers. by funneling this money away, it hurts the kids. >> pr...

Statewide. >> i don't think that low-income children should have less opportunities than more affluent children. children don't get to choose the environment they grow up in why do we have more opportunities for affluent students? >> reporter: opponents say it's leaving many students behind. >> we're at the point now where we don't 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 that went to vouchers was reinvested into the schools, we would have the schools that parents are...