Sunday, February 27, 2011

Guess who opposes tax breaks for corporations that give poor students scholarships?

 Someone Has to Fail: The Zero-Sum Game of Public Schooling

Guess who opposes tax breaks for corporations that give poor students scholarships? It is teacher associations and teacher unions. In light of this revelation, this question must be asked, "Whose best interest do public school teachers and employees have in mind? Is it students or themselves?" I think you already know the answer to that question.
(WaPo)- But the Virginia Education Association, Virginia PTA, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents, the Virginia School Boards Association and the Legislative Black Caucus, except for Howell, were opposed, saying the state should restore public school funds before granting tax breaks to corporations to send children to private school. Read more here.

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