Letter: Interrogating vouchers
Published: 01-17-2025 10:16 AM |
Why is Frank Edelblut still Commissioner of Education for New Hampshire? His entire tenure has continuously taken away from public schools and encouraged support of private, charter and home schooling.
How many students from low-income backgrounds use the voucher system to attend a charter school? What percentage of students use the voucher system? What is the average income of those families choosing to send their children to a charter school? What is the average income of those choosing to home-school their children? What system is in place to make sure home-schooled children are receiving the education they need? Based on Commissioner Edelblut’s op-ed stating that many students from the voucher system use the public schools to fulfill their educational needs, how is the public school funded for those students? If the voucher system is so good, why do students still depend on public schools to “fill in” missing educational areas?
Mary Louise Wilson
Alton