School Choice Bill Killed In Committee

[kayell]

http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/education/3030576/detail.html

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Gov. Mark Sanford's school choice bill was effectively killed by the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday.

The full committee agreed to adjourn debate on the bill -- postponing discussion until a later date. That means the bill is unlikely to be passed by the House before the May 1 deadline so the Senate can consider it.

The bill would give parents education tax credits on property or income taxes to use toward private education, home schooling or the cost of transferring a child to another school district.

House Minority Leader James Smith applauded the move, saying the proposal would have drained money from public schools.

[stopthegop]

1. that whole pro-choice thing is kinda focused, I guess...n/t

[drthais]

2. thats right - just say no

to 'school choice'

believe me
I live in the deep south
and the white population has gradually moved
lock stock and barrel
to 'private' schools
many of which are religious schools
and all of which are built to house whites
so they don't have to go to reacially mixed schools

the public schools have been underfunded
and are taking a dive as they lose population

'school choice' is another term for 'segregation'

[Corgigal]

3. Good news

Funny I don't think Gov. Mark Sanford has been able to push any of his agenda through. I hate the Gov with a passion and had a few shouting matches with him on the phone about him being a cheap piece of work. Get this he called me, I never called him. I send him a few email when he was in Congress and I must have struck up something because he felt the need to call me. Wanted to meet me and the family when he came back home. I never did, it wouldn't make one bit of difference. Just another elitist rich white guy in the south. A dime a dozen.

[blindpig]

4. sometimes inertia is a good thing n/t

[CheshireCat]

5. Sanford has always wanted to end public education

SC does not have the $$ to support public education, much less give $$ to private education. Most of the private schools in SC are "academies" that popped up all over the state in the 70's in response to desegregation.

Let's hope that this attempt to supplement the budgets of private schools with our tax $$ dies a permanent death.