Stephen Dyer writes about Ohio, where school vouchers are being used by almost every private school family.
I think I’ve told you this story before, but back when David Brennan (Ohio’s Voucher and Charter School Godfather) would bellyache about public schools — and especially teachers unions — at the Diamond Grill in Akron, he would say that his goal was to get every kid attending St. Vincent-St. Mary’s in Akron — and eventually all private school tuitions — publicly subsidized.
Ohio Republican legislators and governors — many of whom owe their careers to Brennan, his money and his progeny — have almost realized the now-dead Brennan’s dream.
According to state data from this year, a whopping 91% of parents with enrolled private school students are getting publicly subsidized tuition.
Ninety. One. Percent.
Back when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Cleveland’s voucher program was Constitutional in 2002, that number was 1.9%
Bravo, Mr. Brennan. I guess.
Except for one thing: This has been done at the expense of Ohio’s 1.5 million public school students.