A network backed by the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers' union, says it plans to campaign against school choice, arguing that voucher programs are “deeply rooted” in racism. Daily Caller News Foundation It was reported on Friday.
The Future Learning Partnership, a “network of 700 leaders in the fields of education and social justice from more than 300 organizations and 20 foundations,” was announced on January 22, according to school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis. It is said that he sent an “embargo toolkit'' set up for the release of the day's campaign. The network's website lists the NEA and the NEA Foundation as some of its “funders.” The network is “housed and supported by Rockefeller Philanthropic Advisors.” Website state.
The release of the new campaign coincides with National School Choice Week.
DeAngelis reported that the network's “The Truth in Education Funding” toolkit's main messaging tactic is “calling school choice racist.” The toolkit reportedly claims that the adoption of school choice voucher programs is increasing across the country “despite overwhelming evidence that they are harmful public policies.”
The network's toolkit states: “In recent years, there have been concerted efforts to dismantle public education as a critical foundation of democracy, including laws and bans on inclusive books and curricula that harm the LGBTQIA+ community in schools. “is being carried out.” “This initiative goes hand in hand with the promotion of the private voucher program.”
“Private school vouchers are historically rooted in racism, discrimination, and racism,” he added.
The toolkit aims to be a “guide to understanding vouchers and supporting public education.”
The network says the public education system is “fair” and “effective and inclusive,” compared to “harmful” voucher programs that use parents' tax dollars to send their children to schools deemed most educationally beneficial. It claims to be “targeted”.
The truth about education funding Website It argues that voucher programs are “rooted in racism” because they were “first introduced during the civil rights era, when school desegregation efforts were at their peak.”
“At the time, publicly funded scholarships to attend private schools were meant to help white families escape state desegregation efforts. Today's voucher advocates argue that racist intentions “However, research shows that voucher programs increase racial isolation and deprive students of education.”
But given that today's school choice programs allow all students, regardless of race or economic status, to attend and finance the schools of their choice, networks and teachers' unions' frustration with the program is that they It is very likely that it can be removed. Funding from an inadequate public school system. Voucher programs put pressure on public schools to improve performance or risk losing students, and the taxpayers who follow them, to better-performing school systems.
“Voucher programs pose a serious threat to the fiscal health of state budgets and the often inadequate funding of public schools. Yet, the state Legislature continues to implement voucher programs while disguising their fiscal impact. “We are pouring more and more public money into he claimed.
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