The data is convincing that private school vouchers only go to people already in private school and students on average receive a lower-quality education without state guardrails. But I'd like to look at the public schools these voucher students might leave. 1/ - ThreadSky

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stephenjowens.bsky.social • 34 days ago

The data is convincing that private school vouchers only go to people already in private school and students on average receive a lower-quality education without state guardrails. But I'd like to look at the public schools these voucher students might leave. 1/

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stephenjowens.bsky.social•34 days ago

Students enrolled in schools in the bottom 25% on the state accountability measure will soon be eligible for a $6,500 private school voucher under the assumption that the public schools are failing.
https://gosa.georgia.gov/georgia-promise-scholarship-sb233
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stephenjowens.bsky.social•34 days ago

Some data on these schools:

512 schools total, all traditional public schools (charters were excluded from this list for reasons unknown to me, see pic below)
60% of the students in these schools are Black compared to 36% statewide
17% are white (35% statewide)
72% are in poverty (54% statewide)
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stephenjowens.bsky.social•34 days ago

Proponents for vouchers would say that they're offering a lifeline to communities failed by public schools while ignoring the responsibility the state has in keeping these schools from failing. 4/

stephenjowens.bsky.social•34 days ago

The fact that Georgia remains one of only six states without specific funding to educate students in poverty, or that we ignore the role of segregation and resource hoarding, or we treat our rural communities like inefficient markets... all play into how schools perform. 5/

stephenjowens.bsky.social•34 days ago

What's left is the state of Georgia has begun the process of defunding poorer, Blacker public schools so that wealthier people can get a cheaper private school tuition bill.
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