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House Republicans seek 80% cut to federal program for students from low-income families
(www.chalkbeat.org)
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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Why are people voting for this kind of crap?
It blows my mind and I'm not even affected by it.
There's an ongoing trend for Republicans saying "public education doesn't work" so they can privatize the money going to public schools instead. The thing they don't say is that it doesn't work as well as it could partially because of them. They would also rather students go to private schools and, in general, get a worse education because it keeps them stupid and many private schools won't teach them critical thinking (religious schools especially, for example). This will make them more likely to continue the family tradition of voting republican, because "that's just what we do and the democrats are evil."
1) We spend more money per student than our peer countries, by A LOT. What we've gotten with the spending is much worse test scores.
When we see school districts closing AP and other honor programs because of equity, do you not see how, as a parent, you'd want more of a choice of sending your kids to better schools?
Basically, the argument from the left is that they want to control what the kids are learning, and can't control private/homeschooling education, and it might teach the kids something they don't want them to learn. Whether that's because they think the private schools are all religious cult institutions, or because they think every parent wants to homeschool their kids to be racist.
But regardless, the studies show that private schools and homeschooling is better for success of the individuals. Having ways that parents can have more of an option of a specialized school would be good for most families.
@MasterObee @Cethin
Please explain how this is a "left" thing. Maybe you have a different politics, but in the USA, the left is the only advanced-thinking society we have. If we left it to the right, we'd all be kneeling in a f*-k*g church somewhere.
The general views have been that republicans are for parents being able to use their school funding for alternatives. The left is against that. That's how it is a 'left' thing.
I feel like your bias. You can recognize and criticize your own party. I promise, you don't have to just agree with everything they do.
In this situation, no, some would just be at different schools. Whether it's charter schools, private or home schooling.
I responded with several sources and points, showing that we've been spending more and more money, getting worse results and that private and homeschooling have shown to provide better equipped individuals to society. What do you think of these arguments?