I first learned about K12 from Texas State Representative Garnet Coleman when he spoke at an Americans United forum in Houston a couple weeks ago.
Coleman said the Texas GOP was trying to get the legislature to authorize a voucher of $8,000 a year for home-school students to attend this school. K12 would then pay the parents of home-schoolers to supervise their children as they used its curriculum.
Garnet Coleman was a guest on my Religious Talk radio program yesterday. We discussed this scheme to funnel tax-payer dollars to the mostly unqualified right wing parents of home-schoolers on the program. Look for a podcast of that interview to be posted tomorrow.
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2 comments:
I thought you said "Gary Colman" was on your show. I thought to myself, "Whatch you talking about, Prescott?"
Hi!
Speaking as a Christian public school teacher, I have to say there are parents who are homeschooling who are highly qualified, and parents who are woefully unequipped to do the job. It really does not make a difference what their political, religious, etc. credentials are.
For the record, homeschooling is a personal choice made by parents for many reasons, despite the fact that there are public schools available. I do not believe we should use public funds to "reimburse" parents of homeschoolers, nor do I believe public money should be used to send children to private school. That too, is a personal decision. There is not even enough money to "reimburse" teachers for personal money spent in their classrooms when supply money proves to be inadequate.
Just my thoughts.
God Bless,
TammyJo58
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