Post by Logan on Jan 29, 2017 15:01:07 GMT -6
Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday defended state laws that let parents use public funds to send children to private and parochial schools.
But he sidestepped questions of whether he would sign legislation to open up that possibility to all 1.1 million public school students statewide.
At an event at the Capitol, the governor touted what he said is Arizona having “one of the most robust school choice landscapes in the country.”
That includes an extensive system of charter schools. And Arizona is one of only a handful of states where these can be operated on a for-profit basis.
Read more: azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/27/ducey-depends-using-public-funds-for-private-schools/
But he sidestepped questions of whether he would sign legislation to open up that possibility to all 1.1 million public school students statewide.
At an event at the Capitol, the governor touted what he said is Arizona having “one of the most robust school choice landscapes in the country.”
That includes an extensive system of charter schools. And Arizona is one of only a handful of states where these can be operated on a for-profit basis.
Read more: azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/27/ducey-depends-using-public-funds-for-private-schools/