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The Arkansas Advocate reports:
Roughly 4,800 students are participating in the first semester of Arkansas’ new K-12 voucher program. A bulk of those kids are attending the largest, mostly-religious private schools in the state. Of the 94 participating private schools, there are also a number focused on students with special needs.
The new data was reported in the Arkansas Department of Education’s first annual Education Freedom Account report to the state Legislature. Less than 5% of students in the program were previously enrolled in a public school. The report brought continued criticism from those opposed to vouchers and the LEARNS Act and praise from those who supported it.
Arkansas Education Association President April Reisma, a special education teacher in the Pulaski County Special School District, said the report should be “deeply disturbing to the tax-paying residents of Arkansas.”
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Less than 5% of students getting vouchers in #Arkansas were previously enrolled in a public school, @ArkAdvocate reports; 9 of 10 schools with most voucher users are Christian schools, the other is @pulaskiacademy #arpx https://t.co/k5O9wVggZQ
— Rich Shumate (@The_Shumater) October 7, 2023
Less than 5% of students receiving the new vouchers previously attended a public school. As other states have shown, we will continue to see the voucher program become an expensive subsidy for wealthier families at the expense of everyone else. https://t.co/f7ZmSLMvHF
— David McAvoy (@DavidWMcAvoy) October 7, 2023
Surprise! (Not) Sarah’s voucher law has begun a multi-million-dollar transfer of public money to unaccountable (mostly religious) private schools. In year three it will multiply exponentially with tens of thousands of benefits for rich folks like Sarah. https://t.co/FPmfvdACqb
— Arkansas Blog (@ArkansasBlog) October 6, 2023