{"id":49460,"date":"2023-02-28T14:54:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=49460"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:54:44","slug":"a-practical-way-to-institute-school-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=49460","title":{"rendered":"A Practical Way To Institute School Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted an article about a program proposed in Oklahoma to provide school choice in a way that does not penalize public schools, but allows parents control of their child’s education.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

While conventional school choice programs typically involve vouchers administered by the state, Oklahoma is set to create a tax credit-based initiative to fund education outside the public school system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The state\u2019s school choice program, which would create a refundable tax credit program for all families that can be used on homeschooling and private education expenses, is tied to legislation that would increase funding for public schools and give teachers a pay raise and create a refundable tax credit, Oklahoma officials told the DCNF. The bills<\/a> passed<\/a>\u00a0the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday in 75 to 25 and 78 to 23 votes, sending the legislation to the state Senate where it is expected to pass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we did was we give a $5,000 tax credit, but it\u2019s refundable,\u201d Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cIn other words, you can get $5,000 to move and go to a school of your choice. That\u2019s the great thing about it is now we\u2019re funding students, not necessarily the system or the zip code where you happen to live. It\u2019s gonna allow you to be more flexible with where the kids go and have the dollars follow the kid whether it\u2019s to a private school, another public school, it doesn\u2019t really matter. That\u2019s the exciting thing about it and there\u2019s no income limits to it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please follow the link above to read the entire article. It sounds like this bill will give parents the right to opt out of a school if they feel that their children are not learning the basic skills they need. It also gives parents a choice if they disagree with the values being taught at a particular school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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