Wizard, I apologize for Robb. Maybe my post set him/her wrong in your
genderfication.
Robert Anderson
Minneapolis
IP Candidate(?),House 61B
I would just like to second this bit from the "Wizard"... I think he maybe
was waving his magic wand of wisdom...but this should not be overlooked.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What a voucher does, is use tax payers' money to fund private schools. If
my kids are in public school and I'm paying to s
Ms. Marks wrote:
> If
> my kids are in public school and I'm paying to send those families
> with a
> little more money to private school, then my kid is automatically
> being
> cheated, cause the public schools lose the money.
The idea I was trying to float (and see if anyone knew otherwise)
I don't think Mr. Griffith or a lot of others, have a clear picture of how
tight money is in the homes of poor families. In order for kids to take
advantage of private schools, they need more than tuition. Every program,
every outing, every event costs money, both for the kids to get in and for
Vouchers make an enormous difference for poor kids. All private schools
have scholarship programs for kids who are bright and not able to afford
the tuition. A voucher program allows an expansion of the scholarships
to admit a significantly larger number of kids. These schools want all
the brig
Josep sez:
>Please, don't send me more messages
I'm trying, folks, I'm trying!!!
..and if I ever catch the prankster who signed him up for this list...
This is no way to build international understanding, is it?
David Brauer
List manager, Mpls-issues
Please, don't send me more messages
- Original Message -
From: "wizardmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: Vouchers
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>
> [EMA
In a message dated 11/4/00 6:53:14 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< With a voucher, she can't even come close to
the amount it would take to not only go to the school she needs, but take
part in that social life. She's also an African-American Muslim. We live on
a fixe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It has long been my understanding (though I am no expert yet) that
> vouchers are supposed to be all or part of the amount a public school
> would get per student. If this is the case, then how would a voucher
> program "divert funds" unjustly?
>
> Let me explain: s