South Carolina Seceding from Public Education?

RobertTracinski.com ^ | 11/21/04 | Shrikant Rangnekar

[festus]

No need to stop with just the public education system. A general overall secession is very near due.

[nonliberal]

I am liking this guy for President more and more.

[SC Swamp Fox]

The poster has reversed the author/poster information.

It appears he is both the author and poster.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Can you provide a working link to the original article. I can't find it at The Intellectual Activist home-page.

[broadsword]

You are absolutely right, my friend but you forgot a comma.

"Good lord, you guys..."

[Robert Tracinski]

Link: http://www.RobertTracinski.com/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=990

[spodefly]

'We are standing up for the rights of parents to make choices based on the individual needs of their children and refuting the long-held belief in education that one size fits all,' said Rep. Lewis Vaughn.

Are they talking about IEP (Individualized Education Plans) in the public schools, or are they talking more home schooling options?

[Misterioso]

My apologies for jumping to a conclusion here. I'm a little surprised that Mr. Tracinski is a Freeper--surprised and pleased. I am a long time subscriber to The Intellectual Activist and I thought I was helping to clarify something that seemed amiss. I'll try to pay closer attention.

[SC Swamp Fox]

My apologies for jumping to a conclusion here.

No apology is necessary, I too was trying to clarify the situation and I got it wrong as well.

Tracinski is the poster and editor. Shrikant Rangnekar is the author.

[Aquinasfan]

Here's to hoping this is more more beachead we're establishing in taking this country back from the arrogant liberal intelligensia.

Amen. Win or lose, it's a battle worth fighting. Few are more important.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Link to the original article.

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[Aquinasfan]

Any idea why the governor's advocating tax credits rather than vouchers? The downside is that the children of non-taxpayers won't benefit.

Details of the proposal:

How it works

- Tax credits can be claimed by relatives for direct tuition payments for a public or independent school or for contributions to a qualified scholarship-granting organization (SGO).

- A dollar-for-dollar tax credit may be applied against a person's income tax and school property tax liability.

Eligibility

- Children of families with under $75,000 of South Carolina taxable income with two exemptions, with the income cap increased by $5,000 for each additional exemption.

- The credits or scholarships may not exceed the lesser of 80% of the actual tuition, or 80 % of: $3,200 for a kindergarten student; $4,000 for students in grades one through eight; and $4,600 for students in grades nine through twelve.

- Scholarship caps are higher for various categories of special needs students.

- Families eligible for free or reduced school lunches will be eligible for credits or scholarships of 100% of the actual tuition, up to the same ceilings as the individual tax credits.

Phase-in Period

- During the first year of implementation, the 2005-06 school year, eligible children include those who are entering kindergarten or grades 1-4 and were not enrolled in an independent school the previous year.

- Pupils through grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 are phased in during the following four years.

- Phase-in for those enrolled in an independent school as of October 1, 2003 is deferred for two years, then proceeds rapidly so that all are eligible the fifth year of the program.

Scholarships

- Individuals and businesses are allowed tax credits for contributions to SGOs, which must spend at least 95% of the money on scholarships for qualifying students.

- Any 501(c)(3) non-profit organization can create an SGO by registering with the S. C. Department of Revenue.

Fiscal Impact

- The state is projected to save money based on reduced student head counts in public schools. The bill allocates those savings to school districts, to offset revenue reductions from property tax credit claims. School district total revenue will increase more slowly than otherwise because of this bill, but revenue per pupil will increase faster than otherwise.

Oversight

- The State Department of Revenue may issue regulations to aid in the performance of its duties under the act.

[Robert Tracinski]

Robert Tracinski is not a freeper. Staff at RobertTracinski.com occasionally posts articles from TIA Daily--our daily e-mail newsletter--to various forums, whose readers may be interested in that particular article. Sorry about the confusion. www.RobertTracinski.com

[l8pilot]

They can not stand that they can not indoctrinate our children. My son attends a Christian academy. He does not say the "pledge of allegience" because it has "one nation", and "indivisible". If the Founding Fathers had ever imagined they were creating an "indivisible union", the Constitution would never have been signed. The "bottom line" is that they fear decentralisation of political power. They are afraid of the "Southern, Christian, Rednecks".

For Southern Independence

Larry Salley

[l8pilot]

As far as their fear, goes, we are hunting them. Our children are being "home schooled", or going to "Christian schools". Our children learn Bible verses, and sing the forbidden songs, like, "Dixie", and "I'm a Good Ol' Rebel". Our children wear Confederate Battle flag T-Shirts, and study the Bible. Some of our children even look at the striped banner, and call it the "yankee flag", as an item of contempt.

Repubicans need to re-evaluate Dixie. Lincoln is not the paradime for Southern votes.

The Republican party needs to re-evaluate Dixie.

For Southern Independence

Larry