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Florida parents are taking advantage of an expanded school voucher program championed by Governor Ron DeSantis (R), according to messages from private Facebook groups obtained by Popular Information. The private Facebook messages reveal how parents are using the new

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[–] FarFarAway@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is disgusting. Hopefully this whole thing fails before Texas can enact the law.

As for teachers still being underpaid, that is the point. They are trying to gut public schools. All the teachers will need to make the switch to a private school, eventually, because that's where the demand will be.

The state will continue this voucher program until the majority of people have moved their children to private schools. Public schools will be left in a state of disrepair once they loose funding for every student that makes the switch.

The private schools will gradually raise tuition so that parents are paying as much as they can afford, even with the voucher. After everyone has move thier child over, they will discontinue the voucher program.

If the parents want their child to continue in a school that does any good, they will pay out thier ears. Everyone else will end up paying a huge chunk of thier check to send their child to whatever mediocre school is within their budget, or else they will have to go back to public school, which is now a underfunded shitshow.

Edit: some spelling

[–] superflouspojo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good news, everybody! Public school is already a barely functioning shitshow!

[–] ares35@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

republicans: working as intended.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Republican self fulfilling prophecies