Mr. Schapiro said:
> I am the first to characterize the majority of voucher advocates
> with a level
> invective that is not permissible on this list. Bad, bad people,
> willing to
> sacrifice a lot of kids just to knee-cap teachers unions.
Am I the only person who finds the above stateme
on from a brief put together by
Borkowski and Dreier, 2 attorneys with Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. in Wash.
entitled The 1999-2000 Term of the United States Supreme Court and It's
Impact on Public Schools.
Fortunately, vouchers initiatives were defeated across the nation
yesterday. But I wou
permissible on this list. Bad, bad people, willing to
sacrifice a lot of kids just to knee-cap teachers unions.
Many of the opponents, Ms. Johnson included, do not do themselves proud in
opposition, however.
Her citing of Molinar (actually its Molnar) as a source opposing vouchers
ought at least to
Not knowing the outcome of the Presidential race, I feel that vouchers loom
on the horizen as a big educational debate.
I am opposed to the idea of vouchers. I believe them to be
unconstitutional. Whenever publically raised money flows into private
hands, it crosses a line because there is no
Wizard, I apologize for Robb. Maybe my post set him/her wrong in your
genderfication.
Robert Anderson
Minneapolis
IP Candidate(?),House 61B
On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 00:52:57 -0600,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote...
What does it matter if some parents choose to send their kids to parochial
schools using the taxpayer dollars? As long as those schools are
accredited and teach everything deemed necessary in an accredited school,
what is the proble
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)
PRIVATE SCHOOL using public tax dollars? PRIVATE BUSINESSES using public tax
dollars? Supporters of funding private school with tax dollars are wrong
plain and simple. The ever-increasing practice of corporations and other
private entities stealing finances from the public is a threat to our
In a message dated 11/6/2000 11:17:55 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes regarding the ongoing generic discussion of
vouchers:
<< What a voucher does, is use tax payers' money to fund private schools. >>
In the strictest sense, what a voucher does is provid
o parochial schools, then we get into questions of
the separation of church and state. That's a really important principle we
need to keep intact.
No matter how you slice it, vouchers do not support the greater good for the
greater many.
Wizard Marks, Central
Clark C. Griffith wrote:
> Vou
I'm not sure a school vouchers discussion is appropriate, unless someone
knows something about the next school board elections or some local state
race that I don't know.
It's been a while since any serious candidate or official from Minneapolis
has proposed school vouch
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
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
t now of
submitting the application and beginning the long
journey through to approval.
Anyway, enough of the sales pitch here. If you don't
like Direct Instruction then find one that suits your
purpose. What I am trying to say is there is an
alternative between giving people vouchers for use
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
>
>
> [EMA
ime to revamp our approach to funding education and, more importantly,
addressing the "silent" issues surrounding urban schools. Vouchers add to the
problem more than provide any solutions.
Robert Anderson
Minneapolis
IP Candidate, House 61B
[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" unjust
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: say my child goes to publi
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