Post by Logan on Jan 23, 2016 5:48:39 GMT -6
Public school leaders here are concerned that the speed with which a school voucher bill passed out of key a House committee this week foreshadows victory in the statehouse.
If that happens, Bartlett Supt. David Stephens predicts inexperienced private school operators will spring up across the landscape to collect the money.
"It will help the Jubilee Schools," Stephens said, mentioning a small handful of other established private schools, "and I'm grateful for that, but what about someone who comes in to open a school to take this money?"
Sen. Brian Kelsey introduced the first voucher bill in the state five years ago. Gov. Bill Haslam supported a bill that would allow vouchers for 5,000 students in the first year and expand over four years to 20,000 students.
Continued at www.commercialappeal.com/news/suburbs/germantown/voucher-victory-worries-one-public-school-leader-29ee95a1-0d28-077c-e053-0100007fd4d3-366206801.html .
If that happens, Bartlett Supt. David Stephens predicts inexperienced private school operators will spring up across the landscape to collect the money.
"It will help the Jubilee Schools," Stephens said, mentioning a small handful of other established private schools, "and I'm grateful for that, but what about someone who comes in to open a school to take this money?"
Sen. Brian Kelsey introduced the first voucher bill in the state five years ago. Gov. Bill Haslam supported a bill that would allow vouchers for 5,000 students in the first year and expand over four years to 20,000 students.
Continued at www.commercialappeal.com/news/suburbs/germantown/voucher-victory-worries-one-public-school-leader-29ee95a1-0d28-077c-e053-0100007fd4d3-366206801.html .