The False Promise Of ‘School Choice Week’

Yesterday marked the start of School Choice Week, an event conjured up by the forces that want to divert as much money as possible from the public school system to private (mostly religious) institutions.

School Choice Week is now seven years old, but past events haven’t persuaded Americans to embrace vouchers. Organizers usually find a washed-up band to endorse the idea – a few years ago, it was the Jonas Brothers – and every year there is, for some inexplicable reason, a school choice dance. Rallies are held, and government officials are asked to issue proclamations.

Most years it’s all rather pedestrian – but this year, advocates are excited because they believe they have some momentum. Sadly, they may be right about that....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/the-false-promise-of-school-choice-week