Are Scholarships REALLY Destroying Public Schools?
- HEF Admin | Jason Crawford
- 7 days ago
- 1 min read
Show of hands: Who played Oregon Trail in school?
My bet is that you probably died of dysentery so many times, you're too embarrassed to talk about it.
If we all remember and love (or hate) playing educational games in school growing up, why is it only okay for schools to do it, but when parents choose these options, it's a shock-and-awe news cycle?
Today, we interviewed David Heroux, Associate Vice President of School and Provider Services for Step Up for Students (SUFS), to answer these important questions:
What does the data actually show parents are spending the money on?
Are the scholarships the reason for decline in public school enrollment?
Who should be the one to decide what's best for a child's educational opportunities?
Can public schools actually benefit from being vendors in the scholarship programs?
If you feel like your ears are being abused by the news cycle and you want some actual facts, check out today's podcast. We slow the conversation down and dive into the data to bring you the truth of what's really going on.
