Privatization

Several local governing boards in Mississippi have passed resolutions opposing school choice and urging legislators and state leaders to oppose school choice policies. The following boards have passed resolutions in recent weeks: Clinton Board of AldermenFlorence Mayor and Board of AldermenJackson City CouncilLamar County Schools Board of TrusteesOxford School District Board of TrusteesPearl Board of

Indiana Vouchers – Substantial, Enduring Achievement Losses An August 2018 report1, based on six years of longitudinal data from the nation’s largest voucher program, found that voucher students had “substantial average achievement loss” in math and no significant difference in English language arts compared to their public school peers. Public and private school students in Indiana

MYTH #1: Vouchers give parents the freedom to choose. TRUTH: It’s the private schools that do the choosing, not parents. Private voucher schools choose the students they want and routinely deny admission to voucher recipients. MYTH #2: Vouchers help low income students. TRUTH: Voucher schools charge tuition in excess of what the voucher pays, do not provide

Dark Money and School Board Elections “…parents, teachers, and public school advocates warn of huge sums of money coming from outside their communities to influence local politics and bankroll school board candidates who support school privatization…backed by deep-pocketed organizations and individuals who intend to disrupt local school governance in order to impose forms of schools

In the 2016-2017 school year, 425 vouchers were available for children with special needs (under the Education Scholarship Account or ESA program).  A second lottery was held in January 2017 to distribute 134 vouchers that had become available since the beginning of the school year, indicating that almost one-third of the vouchers originally available were