Thousands Leave Indiana Public Schools When Given A Choice
Maybe these kids were just tired of being forced to sing songs about Obama. Maybe it was the quality of the schools. Either way, good for these kids and families for doing what’s best for them…
SOUTH BEND, IN – Weeks after Indiana began the nation’s broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing a spike in enrollment at some Catholic institutions that were recently on the brink of closing for lack of pupils.
It’s a scenario public school advocates have long feared: Students fleeing local districts in large numbers, taking with them vital tax dollars that often end up at parochial schools. Opponents say that violates separation of church and state.
Supporters respond that parents, not government, decide where the vouchers will be spent.
Under a law signed in May by Governor Mitch Daniels, more than 3,200 Indiana students are receiving vouchers to attend private schools, and nearly 70 percent of them are switching to Catholic schools.
We’re constantly told that the Democrats are the party of choice so it’s funny how angry liberals get when people don’t choose them. It’s what we just witnessed in Wisconsin. It’s why teacher unions overwhelmingly support Democrats and Obama. It has nothing to do with children, choices or education. It’s about moneymoneymoneymoneymoney.
This is exactly why Obama is against school vouchers for poor kids in Washington, DC.
Back in the spring of 2009, when Obama had his hands on a $787,000,000,000 stimulus bill, he couldn’t find a measly $18 million for school vouchers in DC. It’s easy to connect the dots.
Hat tip to iOwntheworld.com
UPDATE I: Welcome Instapundit readers.
UPDATE II: Read more about higher education in Indiana.
