Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker on Friday announced a new K-12 education plan that says he opposes funding for private school vouchers and tax credits, though he is still listed as a co-sponsor of legislation supporting the nation’s only federally funded private school voucher program and he's been a longtime supporter of vouchers.
His campaign did not immediately respond when asked to explain his cosponsorship in February of the “SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019,” which would reauthorize funding for the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, which is a private school voucher initiative. He also would take steps to strengthen transparency and accountability for charter schools and oppose federal funding of for-profit charter schools.Despite the earlier alliance with DeVos, Booker’s plan highlights his fight against her nomination and “shameful policies.” The plan says that Booker would nominate an Education secretary who served as a public school teacher “and who understands the critical role that our public schools play in our society.
He would also double the award for TEACH grants for students who want to teach high-need subjects in high-poverty schools.Booker would triple funding for Title I schools and fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. He would also create a new grant program, seeded with $10 billion, to encourage states to shift their school finance systems away from “inequitable property tax systems.
I hope he removes his name from that sponsorship of privatised education vouchers!
I give him to the new year
Can’t have a system for federal provided financial standards for certain individuals in our society to achieve a better position of education over another because of gender race or religious beliefs
What the Teachers union wants or what the voters want? Taaa Daa! Teachers union
Pie meet face.
HOMESCHOOL
Private schools and home schooling are just another form of segregation. America needs to focus on public schooling because we are so far behind other countries.
He should quit now.
Minorities parents Need Choice! test schools r dismal. Democrat elites and Celebs send their kids to private schools. Obama’s didn’t send their girls to public. Stop discriminating against poor kids. potus is 100% right! Blks need to walk away from Do Nothing TheDemocrats
We don’t need patches we need a vision for the future...
Opportunist much?
Wut?
Corey “say anything” Booker. It’s over Dude... KAG2020
Desperation is unattractive in a presidential candidate.
He's reaching for any support right now ...
Bad move SenBooker Charter schools and vouchers are popular in inner cities. And against the legislation you co-sponsored supporting private schools. Your opposing positions on the same issue sound confused. Trump2020
His support for federally funded private schools is why I never considered voting for him
Desperation is a stinky cologne
Which election is this for, 2024?
The groper from NewJersey
BarstoolPrez barstoolsports that flag’s design looks awfully familiar 🧐
Why does he think he is still relevant?
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