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In a State With #School #Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them (newsie.social)
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In a State With #School #Vouchers For All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them
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Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in #Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the costs of #transportation, meals and uniforms.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Least surprising outcome ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] I see school choice as a form of self segregation from the poor, people of color, LGBTQ+, and other classes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] I am guessing the proponents of vouchers anticipated this with glee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] naturally, vouchers are just a program of wealth transfer to churches and private schools.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Seems entirely predictable, sadly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

@[email protected] That was depressing but very interesting. TY for investigating/reporting it.