New Hampshire: Democrats Want to Eliminate Voucher Plan

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1. Charles says:

   March 19, 2019 at 1:35 pm

   The program only provides assistance to 400 students. The article indicated that the program assists students who were being bullied, or were not getting their needs met, in the publicly-operated schools.

   As a former resident of the Granite State, I think that any cancellation, will not get past the governor, and he will veto.

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   • dianeravitch says:

     March 19, 2019 at 1:49 pm

     Charles,

     I expect that Gov. Sununu will veto any effort to eliminate privatization. He is a right-winger. Given the political winds in NH, he may not be elected next time, and then Dems can get rid of vouchers.

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2. Laura H. Chapman says:

   March 19, 2019 at 1:44 pm

   perfect choice of words, again
   http://www.word-detective.com/2015/08/rock-ribbed/

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3. Edd Doerr says:

   March 19, 2019 at 2:20 pm

   Vouchers seem clearly to violate the NH constitution — Item 6 of the NH Bill of Rights: “No person shall ever be compelled to pay towards the support of the schools of any sect or denomination.” And Article 83: “No money raised by taxation shall ever be granted or applied for the use of the schools or institutions of any religious sect or denomination.”

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   • Charles says:

     March 19, 2019 at 2:41 pm

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     • dianeravitch says:

       March 19, 2019 at 4:10 pm

       Charles,

       There are many voucher programs that do not use the word “voucher” because vouchers are unpopular. Their sponsors call them “tuition tax credits,” “opportunity scholarships,” “empowerment scholarship accounts,” “tax credits,” etc. They are ashamed to say they are vouchers. They are all different ways of funneling public money to religious schools. They are vouchers. I have asked you not to write here anymore about school choice because everything you say now is simply repetition. I won’t post any more of your pro-voucher comments. Enough is enough.

     • Charles says:

       March 19, 2019 at 5:33 pm

       It isn’t the steak, it’s the sizzle. It reminds me of when life insurance salesmen started calling their product “estate planning”.