Episode 25: Should Public Dollars Go Towards Private School Choice?

by Ed Post Staff

Apr 3, 2019 4:00 am

In this episode, we speak with ExcelinEd CEO and executive director of foundation for Florida’s Future Patricia Levesque about the expansion of the Florida voucher program that will enable more low-income students to gain access to state-backed scholarships for private schools. We discuss concerns about the privatization of public education as well as the general state of education in Florida. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/25_-_Education_Post_-_Private_School_Choice.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“All kids have different needs. What my son needs is very different than what my daughter needs. Because of that, I think what we all need to keep in mind is that education is the goal and schools are just the vehicle to that goal. And so, I want to be true to the goal: let every child succeed, give them the best fit and the best environment with the best teacher that will help them succeed.” – Patricia Levesqueu0022] u003ch3u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eOn the results of the recent ExcelinEd survey on school choiceu003c/liu003e u003cliu003ePatricia’s perspective on Governer DeSantis’s expansion of the Florida voucher programu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eConcerns about privatization of public educationu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhat public education really meansu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy Florida is a trendsetter on education policyu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow the funding program will affect students from low-income familiesu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003ch3u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.excelined.orgu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eExcelinEdu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/levesquepatu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003e@LevesquePatu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“We should let the families decide which system or vehicle or school is the one that can best meet their child’s needs and let the funding follow the child to wherever that is.” – Patricia Levesqueu0022]