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Loki Liesmith

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20. Why are voucher-based school choice programs fascist?

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 06:22 PM

Oct 2022

I don’t think they are a good idea but I don’t think they are fascist.

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Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP

Will the kids be able to read, write, and use logic? Or only just "believe" in everything? bucolic_frolic Sep 2022 #1

Gee, I can't wait to see Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #2

I know, so many "charter" schools fail, and the people running it take off with the money. Archae Oct 2022 #17

Fascism is here in AZ, as stated previously by AZ former party leaders. Bye to public ed. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #3

Why are voucher-based school choice programs fascist? Loki Liesmith Oct 2022 #20

Some are calling anything they don't like "fascist". former9thward Oct 2022 #22

it's a talk radio state, with the anti immigration racism on those stations playing a big part certainot Oct 2022 #30

Damage done. They have been indoctrinated. Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #32

one way to fix some of it might be to expose/investigate how much putin used it/limbaugh certainot Oct 2022 #34

I've always wondered why it was all "un-checked" for 40 years. Very strange IMHO Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #35

One more nail in the coffin of public schooling. Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #4

30 years of ignoring 1500 radio stations manned by a few hundred coordinated dropouts yelling certainot Oct 2022 #29

And Armed Forces Radio (for 40 years) Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #33

I guess churches are all for doing away with the separation of church and state BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #5

I wonder if there were any shenanigans in counting the 119,000 signatures, even with a Dem SoS. TheRickles Sep 2022 #6

I'm registered Dem. Nobody came to my door to try to get a petition signed, nor marybourg Sep 2022 #8

They only had 80 days thanks to Ducey delaying the signing of the law dsc Sep 2022 #10

Who is going to do all the things you mention? former9thward Oct 2022 #23

Then phone calls to registered Dems to sign by arrangement. I check my L.D. marybourg Oct 2022 #24

Somebody has to do the "arrangemnt". former9thward Oct 2022 #25

We need public schools. These vouchers only benefit the rich as iluvtennis Sep 2022 #7

That's where pop up schools come in. Also, note that homeschooling was included. NullTuples Oct 2022 #26

Thanks for the link. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2022 #28

Will these schools teach students that the Earth is flat? raging moderate Sep 2022 #9

And the only text needed for sex education BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #11

Fuuuuuuuuuck. Sky Jewels Sep 2022 #12

No jobs for the poorly educated in high tech economy. cbabe Sep 2022 #13

That's just bullshit. ashredux Sep 2022 #14

I listened to an interview with mountain grammy Sep 2022 #15

I guarantee tuition at every private school in AZ just went up $7,000. ZonkerHarris Oct 2022 #16

It ain't just about the money. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #18

This seems like a good business for the drug cartels to get into. hunter Oct 2022 #19

Killing public education BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #21

Arizona has a history of devaluing education. At the bottom of teacher salaries in the 70's, LuckyLib Oct 2022 #27

More bloodsucking private schools to suck public school money dry sakabatou Oct 2022 #31