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It states that research finds no meaningful academic gains from vouchers and cites studies suggesting academic outcomes can decline. The document also alleges vouchers enable fraud and wasteful spending, drain state budgets through costs far above projections, and facilitate discrimination, including barriers for students with disabilities. 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School choice advocates named 2023 the “year of universal choice” because of the frequency of states adopting these programs. Universal school choice programs make school vouchers available to all families, regardless of their income level or whether their child already attends private school.  \nVoucher programs may use terminology like “education savings accounts,” “opportunity scholarships,” or “tax credit  \nscholarships.” While policymakers use a range of terms to describe voucher programs, they all function similarly: by diverting public school funding to private schools. Since the term “voucher” can be associated with negative perceptions by constituents, using alternative terminology has become a common strategy to pass unpopular policies.  \nWhile “school choice” sounds good in theory, the privatization of public school funds exacerbates educational inequity and increases the disparities it claims to mend. Data continues to reaffirm that school vouchers are riddled with fraud, show unimpressive results, defund public education, and amount to a handout to the wealthy. Supporters argue that vouchers expand equity and opportunity, but in fact, vouchers divert public money to the private, often religious, education of a handful of students. These funds instead should support the public schools that serve 90% of our nation’s students.  \nVoucher programs present several major issues.  \nUndermine Academic Achievement  \nStudies have found zero statistical significance to the claim that voucher programs improve academic success.1 Infact, a recent article by Michigan State University education professor Joshua Cowen said “the last decade of research on traditional vouchers strongly suggests they actually lower academic achievement.” Cowen cites Louisiana asan example, where two separate research teams found that vouchers produced standard deviations in academic achievement of as much as-0.4. To put this number in perspective, the impact of COVID-19 on academic trajectories was-2. 5, meaning the impact of vouchers was significantly worse than the impact of the pandemic on academic achievement.2  \nCreate Fraud and Wasteful Spending  \nIn states such as Arizona and Florida, the expansion of vouchers has gutted accountability and encouraged deep levels of tax fraud. In Arizona, taxpayer-funded school vouchers have been used for ski passes, golf equipment, and lessons on how to drive a luxury car that cost more than $800 per session.3 In Florida, taxpayer dollars set aside for school vouchers have paid for kayaks and Disney tickets.4 Accountability has been virtually non-existent in these programs, allowing fraudulent use of vouchers at the expense of public school funding.  \nDrain State Budgets  \nWhile privatization proponents frame universal vouchers as a cost-effective method, vouchers have consistently  \ncost significantly more than projected and drained state budgets. For example, according to data from the National Coalition for Public Education, Arizona’s voucher program is estimated to cost 1,346% more than projected. Florida’s voucher program came in 519% above projected costs in its first year.5 Voucher programs consistently cost significantly more than expected and create budget shortfalls.  \nEnable Discrimination  \nEven when using public money, private schools remain free to discriminate against or reject students for reasons such as their sexual orientation.6 Private schools are also not required to accept students with disabilities, and these students do not have the same rights as they do in public schools. For example, private schools are not required to offer Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or to honor IEPs that a student carries over from a public school.7 Some states require parents to sign a formal waiver of a st","cbCaifimXwzq6Z8e","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifimXwzq6Z8e","pdf",127725,"English","# Key Claims\n## Universal voucher expansion\n## Threats to educational equity and quality\n## Major issues\n### Undermine academic achievement\n### Create fraud and wasteful spending\n### Drain state budgets\n### Enable discrimination\n### Historically exclude marginalized communities\n### Provide handouts to the wealthy\n## Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What does the factsheet say voucher programs do to public education funding?\",\"answer\":\"It says voucher programs divert public school funding to private schools, using a range of names but functioning similarly.\"},{\"question\":\"What evidence does the factsheet cite regarding academic achievement?\",\"answer\":\"It claims studies find no statistical significance that vouchers improve academics and cites research suggesting vouchers can lower academic achievement.\"},{\"question\":\"What key problems does the factsheet list about vouchers?\",\"answer\":\"It lists fraud and wasteful spending, budget shortfalls from costs above projections, and discrimination risks, including restrictions affecting students with disabilities.\"}]","PRIVATIZING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS: THREATS TO EQUITY, ACCESS, AND EDUCATIONAL QUALITY | PDF",1792049642]