West Virginia is shuttering its public schools. Seven schools will close in the next few years due to declining enrollment, joining the 53 that closed in the past five years. An additional 25 public schools are proposed or approved to close.
The Missouri GOP supermajority has been defunding our public schools for over a decade, but the last five years have been at breakneck speed.
Ample research demonstrates that voucher programs do not improve academic outcomes and often significantly diminish them.
Arizona’s universal voucher program is a walking permission slip for future scandal, segregation, fraud and abuse.
For me, it’s easy to support and love my local school district. Public schools are worth fighting for. Join us.
If anyone thinks that people pushing privatization are working to improve education, all they need to do is spend some time in Arizona.
We need to come together to ensure that our elected officials protect the education of our children.
The state has a responsibility to educate Black and Latinx children rather than passing the responsibility off to privately-run organizations.
