http://bearingdrift.com/2010/02/25/scholarships-are-slavery/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bearingdrift.com/2010/02/25/scholarships-are-slavery/#comment-29817 Editorial: The Battle for the Budget is Not Over | AltDaily : Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:13:52 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=11686#comment-29817 [...] you how much they’ve fund-raised, and from whom; it leads you to blogs that mention them (a blog called “Bearing Drift” called her a “psycho-Senator”; it even links to the Senator’s Twitter (on 2/28 she Twittered “Good morning everyone, [...] [...] you how much they’ve fund-raised, and from whom; it leads you to blogs that mention them (a blog called “Bearing Drift” called her a “psycho-Senator”; it even links to the Senator’s Twitter (on 2/28 she Twittered “Good morning everyone, [...]

]]> http://bearingdrift.com/2010/02/25/scholarships-are-slavery/#comment-29464 Don Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:01:03 +0000 http://bearingdrift.com/?p=11686#comment-29464 Sen. Miller says she would support HB599 only after we fully fund public schools. Public schools in Norfolk spend $11,600 per student per year while St. Pius Catholic school charges $5,700 for non-parishioners. Based on these facts, one could argue that public schools are over 200% funded. I suspect Sen. Miller wants to continue the public school gravy train for the white-collar welfare recipients in the public school lobby. HB599 will give a $1,200 tax credit to individuals who contribute to scholarship foundations. The scholarships would be used to help poor families get their children into private/parochial schools of their choice. If the parent enrolled their child in St. Pius, for example, the state and local government would save $5,900 ($11,600 - $5,700). If the parent were to bear some of the expense, the savings to government would be even greater. And, obtw, Sen. Miller could take some or all that savings to further enrich her public school friends. Sen. Miller says she would support HB599 only after we fully fund public schools. Public schools in Norfolk spend $11,600 per student per year while St. Pius Catholic school charges $5,700 for non-parishioners. Based on these facts, one could argue that public schools are over 200% funded. I suspect Sen. Miller wants to continue the public school gravy train for the white-collar welfare recipients in the public school lobby. HB599 will give a $1,200 tax credit to individuals who contribute to scholarship foundations. The scholarships would be used to help poor families get their children into private/parochial schools of their choice. If the parent enrolled their child in St. Pius, for example, the state and local government would save $5,900 ($11,600 – $5,700). If the parent were to bear some of the expense, the savings to government would be even greater. And, obtw, Sen. Miller could take some or all that savings to further enrich her public school friends.

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