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re: No school choice for Louisiana
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:23 pm to TigerAllNightLong
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:23 pm to TigerAllNightLong
Some public schools are doing pretty darn well. Your school system might not be but that doesn't mean public schools are terrible.
This country has successfully ran on a hundred years of public school foundation.
This country has successfully ran on a hundred years of public school foundation.
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Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:34 pm to Deuces
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They’re afraid half the public schools would close and many of the democratic voting teachers would be out of a job.
In GA you can get a voucher if your child’s designated school is in the bottom 25% in the state and your household income is under 150,000 (maybe 120, one or the other). Anyway, our local school district is bottom 25% and there have been very few families take advantage of these vouchers. The county's only private school has had very little growth due to the program and have turned some away, most often because of bad discipline history at the public school.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:39 pm to prouddawg
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The county's only private school has had very little growth due to the program and have turned some away, most often because of bad discipline history at the public school.
I live in a small 1 high school county.
The private school in the county is where all of the kids who were kicked out of public school go.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:45 pm to meansonny
Not the case here, mostly good country kids at our private school escaping the dirty south element 
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:49 pm to prouddawg
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Not the case here, mostly good country kids at our private school escaping the dirty south element
I know the private schools have good kids, too. Chase Elliot online schooled through that private school.
I was just noting the irony in my local area (without a lot of options unless you move out of the county)
Posted on 4/27/26 at 2:54 pm to El Segundo Guy
I didn’t mean to imply all GA public schools were bad. I’m well aware of plenty of good systems, especially in north GA. But they usually struggle in Southwest GA for reasons you are well aware of, I’m sure. There are a few exceptions down here, but they are few & far between.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:00 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Once you accept state money, the state then can mandate your science curriculum regarding the origin of the universe, gender issues...including who can use what bathroom, and the services you have to provide special needs kids.
I'm not letting state or federal government in my door.
This is exactly why privates don't want the state or federal $$.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:02 pm to stout
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:02 pm to meansonny
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meansonny
I'm laughing at how defensive you are about the public education system.
It's a failure even as it receives double the funding it should per capita due to parents just bending over and taking it (paying for private education).
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:03 pm to stout
My kids go to private school, I pay for it, gladly even though we live in one of the top districts because we want them in a faith based school. I am for school choice. Its a small step to getting Louisiana headed in the right direction, and im not planning for my family to be here in 10 years at all regardless.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:04 pm to DeplorableTerrorizer
Cool! Thank you very much!
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:09 pm to stout
Whatever keeps the riff raff out of my private school, I support. I pay a ton of money for that privilege. Not for some kid to get a free lunch and bring the same public school problems with them.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:32 pm to moneyg
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I'm laughing at how defensive you are about the public education system.
Where was i defensive about the public education system?
If anything, im defensive about the state constitution and purposeful use of public funds.
I dont see that as exactly the same thing.
Fwiw, I attended public elementary school, private Catholic high school, followed by a public university. I have experience in both worlds. I can be honest about pros and cons.
But taxpayer dollars are designated to education through the state constitution. I dont think the average ranter understands what that means.
This post was edited on 4/27/26 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 4/27/26 at 3:36 pm to stout
Is this about vouchers?
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:12 pm to stout
Good. What people get in the handout vouchers far exceeds the portion of their taxes that goes to schools. $5500-$7500 per kid for 12 years? Yeah, y'all arent paying that much in taxes. You want private school, you pay for it.
This post was edited on 4/27/26 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:25 pm to meansonny
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But taxpayer dollars are designated to education through the state constitution. I dont think the average ranter understands what that means.
So, you would support a constitutional change that expressly addressed this towards school choice?
I think you are hiding behind your interpretation of the LA constitution in an attempt to protect the failing public school system.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:30 pm to moneyg
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So, you would support a constitutional change that expressly addressed this towards school choice?
The opposite.
The state constitution requires every child to be provided an education regardless of disability and regardless of capability.
Private schools specifically exclude children of disability and varying capabilities.
For that single purpose, they should never receive state taxpayer funding.
The entire reason why those tax dollars exist couldn't be more clear when you understand the constitutional requirement that put then there.
It has nothing to do with parents who would send their kids to private school anyway wanting a handout for their private tuition.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 4:57 pm to meansonny
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The opposite.
The state constitution requires every child to be provided an education regardless of disability and regardless of capability.
...and it is failing to do it effectively. It could better accomplish that requirement by funding the child and allowing the child (via his/her parents) to select the school.
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Private schools specifically exclude children of disability and varying capabilities.
not relevant
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For that single purpose, they should never receive state taxpayer funding.
that "purpose"? Did you misspeak? That's nonsensical.
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The entire reason why those tax dollars exist couldn't be more clear when you understand the constitutional requirement that put then there.
not relevant
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It has nothing to do with parents who would send their kids to private school anyway wanting a handout for their private tuition.
All these welfare parents who don't want to pay for the education of their kids twice...
I hate leftists
Posted on 4/27/26 at 5:15 pm to Neutral Underground
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I am a Conservative and I support School Choice. It seems like a no brainer. Why would this guy want keep the status quo?
People pay for private schools for one reason, and it isn't the teachers. It’s about buying a social filter. The real draw is the ability to hand-pick who your kids hang out with and, more importantly, to keep them away from the parts of society you don't want influencing them. It’s less about the "education" and more about the exclusivity.
This creates a big question for the school choice debate: if every kid could go anywhere, what would be the point of private school? The whole reason people pay those high prices is to keep their kids in a bubble. If you take away the "private" part and let everyone in, you take away the one thing those parents are actually paying for: separation.
Posted on 4/27/26 at 5:21 pm to moneyg
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Private schools specifically exclude children of disability and varying capabilities.
not relevant
There would be no funds without the constitutional mandate.
You can ignore facts all you want.
But you'd be arguing for a percentage of nothing if that is irrelevant.
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I hate leftists
You know nothing about me.
You just like to hate the government. Which is fair. You have a right to bitch like a bitch.
There is a federal constitutional right that protects this.
Unfortunately for you, you dont get to pick and choose what aspects of the constitution (state and federal) that should apply.
Maybe move to another country if that pisses you off.
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