Vouchers/Tax Credits Funding Creationism, Revisionist History, Hostility Toward Other Religions
The following article was first published at Alternet.org. This expanded version includes footnoting of the textbook quotes. In twelve states and the District of Columbia, almost 200,000 students attend private schools with at least part of their tuition paid with public funds. The money is taken from public school budgets to fund vouchers or by diverting state tax revenues to tuition grants through corporate tax credit programs. An interconnected group of non-profits and political action committees, led by the wealthy right-wing |