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re: Geaux Gata (LA tuition program)
Posted on 8/6/25 at 11:18 am to arseinclarse
Posted on 8/6/25 at 11:18 am to arseinclarse
This welfare state can't afford that shite. It was dead from the get-go.
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Posted on 8/6/25 at 11:25 am to arseinclarse
quote:yeah this was a lie
homeschooling expenses
A lot of my friends sent me links to the info since we homeschool. I get my homeschool approved by the state every year - so we don’t qualify.
If I don’t get my high schoolers’ curriculum approved by the state, they won’t qualify for TOPS. I’d rather them eventually have the tops since the way we homeschool is not a huge expense.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 12:00 pm to arseinclarse
It's a shite show. We applied and were eligible but didn't receive the funds. Received an email stating that there were 40k students that applied and they only had funds available for 6k...so 15% were able to get the "scholarship". I'm sure like everything else with LA goes, the people who know someone got the funds. 15% is ridiculous. Still sending my kid to private school though because the public schools here suck so bad.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 12:04 pm to arseinclarse
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This is a dumb program. Didn't Louisiana try the voucher program?
This is part of the problem. There’s a ton of misinformation surrounding the entire program.
It’s not a voucher at all. Funds were to be placed in an ESA and parents were free to use it on ANY kind of schooling expense. Public school families could keep their kids in public schools and use the money for things like before/after care, supplies, tutoring, uniforms, etc.
Either way, this broke arse state was never going to be able to afford it without finding a new, dedicated revenue stream for it.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 12:18 pm to whoa
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It’s not a voucher at all. Funds were to be placed in an ESA and parents were free to use it on ANY kind of schooling expense. Public school families could keep their kids in public schools and use the money for things like before/after care, supplies, tutoring, uniforms, etc.
You were not eligible for the GATOR Scholarship if your kid was enrolled at public school.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 12:58 pm to arseinclarse
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What a complete failure.
Yes. The Democrats don't want to fund anything for middle class people at all and they really don't want to fund anything that could threaten the special interests in public schools even if they could hike taxes for it.
The republicans don't want to fund anything except their own pet projects in their districts and they are staunchly opposed to raising taxes.
End result is disappointment. Florida is doing this so much better than us.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:01 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Basically the only people who received funds were those who previously had or are eligible for the old voucher program.
Correct. They've made no progress at all.
No funding was dedicated when they passed this bill. The governor wanted the authority to come out of BESE (an executive office) who also has to balance other education priorities.
If the governor wanted it, it should have been tied to a revenue stream to support it IMO. And it should be expanded in a phased approach to cover all children in the state. But it's a failure because we waste money on stupid things in this state.
I think our state government understands the costs, but has no understanding of value.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 1:54 pm to goofball
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it should have been tied to a revenue stream to support it IMO.
Legalize weed. Problem solved with extra money to spare.
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And it should be expanded in a phased approach to cover all children in the state.
This was the plan. By phase 4 it would’ve opened to everyone without any income restrictions.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:18 pm to arseinclarse
Posted on 8/6/25 at 2:59 pm to Odysseus32
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Not enough money?
Quite the opposite according to the state if you didn’t qualify.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 3:00 pm to whoa
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Legalize weed. Problem solved with extra money to spare. quote:And it should be expanded in a phased approach to
Landry has some things to take of before he can get to non personal work related affairs. He’s got to pay his toll
Posted on 8/6/25 at 3:02 pm to GreenRockTiger
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lot of my friends sent me links to the info since we homeschool. I get my homeschool approved by the state every year - so we don’t qualify.
Honestly think this is stupid. If your children are scoring the same (probably above like all home schooled children) they should cut you in.
You are essentially saving the taxpayer money.
Heck, they only reason they don’t do it is we know what would happen.
This post was edited on 8/6/25 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 8/6/25 at 3:03 pm to arseinclarse
Because, the overwhelming percentage of terrible families that will be involved is not worth it to private schools.
Yes, there are amazing families that need it that would be a wonderful addition to the school but that’s not how it will work.
Then as soon as the school has to hold the kids and family accountable, they will be called racist and it will turn into BS.
Yes, there are amazing families that need it that would be a wonderful addition to the school but that’s not how it will work.
Then as soon as the school has to hold the kids and family accountable, they will be called racist and it will turn into BS.
Posted on 8/6/25 at 3:03 pm to winkchance
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If I could choose I would send my money to a catholic schoo
Yeah, I was excited when I first heard about the program and was planning to pull my kids out of public school before the indoctrination starts. Oh well. Gotta start making more money, I guess .
Posted on 8/6/25 at 4:49 pm to Fat and Happy
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Because, the overwhelming percentage of terrible families that will be involved is not worth it to private schools.
Yes, there are amazing families that need it that would be a wonderful addition to the school but that’s not how it will work.
Then as soon as the school has to hold the kids and family accountable, they will be called racist and it will turn into BS.
The private schools don't have to change anything in regards to their admissions process. They don't have to accept any kids that they wouldn't have otherwise accepted previously, school of choice isn't supposed to only "help" "poor" people.
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