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  • In Red States, the Bill for School Voucher Bait-and-Switch Is Coming Due (barf)

    02/07/2024 9:51:53 AM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 18 replies
    The Nation ^ | Feb 7, 2024 | JENNIFER C. BERKSHIRE and JACK SCHNEIDER
    For GOP lawmakers who view public education as a quasi-socialist project, the gaping hole in state budgets left by subsidizing private school tuition is a feature, not a bug. Bait-and-switch is an old retail tactic. You lure customers in with promises of a deep discount, only to inform them that the deal has a catch. The real price tag, it turns out, is quite a bit more. Though it took supporters of school vouchers a while to catch on, they’ve learned quickly that the trick works just as well in education policy as it does in retail sales. Pick a...