Citizens' Daily Lobby

If you think home-schoolers and those who send their kids to private schools should get state funds, you’ll love HB2011, sponsored by Jon Hubbard (R).   This bill will give 1/2 of the per student funding to the resident school district and 1/2 as a “scholarship” to the student.  It is unclear where the money for this scholarship would come from, but it is clear that state money would be diverted from public schools to private schools and homeschooling parents under this bill.  This is yet another attempt at a voucher system here in Arkansas.  This follows the introduction of a bill  (HB1030) to divert income tax monies to private schools by giving a deduction for tuition.

HB2011 has been referred to the House Education Committee.   Please write or call the members of this committee and speak out against this bill.   Defunding public education is not the way to keep America great.