School Finance TREND. Opposition Arguments to Education Savings Accounts in the South.

Where: Arkansas

What is Arkansas legislature set to consider: Education Savings Accounts + Education Scholarships

What is the opposition saying?

• divert state tax payments
• “Call it what you will, these are school voucher programs”
• “It would be like a law allowing me to divert my state tax money to Planned Parenthood to finance abortions.”
• “public money laundering scheme”
• “I don’t mind continuing to send dollars to public education, but I do mind subsidizing unaccountable private education for those who reject it.”

Arkansas Times| Editorial| Euphemism watch: ‘Education savings accounts’ law means school vouchers