| 来源类型 | Article
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| 3 changes for DeVos’s Education Freedom Scholarships proposal |
| Nat Malkus; Amy Cummings
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| 发表日期 | 2019-04-25
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| 出版年 | 2019
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Betsy DeVos at the 2019 Reagan Institute Summit on Education to campaign for her $5 billion proposal for Education Freedom Scholarships (EFS). EFS would expand private school choice with a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations to state-identified scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs). The proposal faces long odds in Congress after a quick dismissal by Democrats as “dead on arrival” and by typical allies who fear future federal overreach. There’s much to like about EFS, and relatively minor changes could shift the odds significantly and give EFS a fighting chance.
As it stands, EFS’ solid foundation makes it more viable than most expect. The proposal is purposefully designed to back states’ identified K–12 choice priorities while limiting the role of the federal government. EFS is completely voluntary, and gives states the freedom, and responsibility, to decide which students, education providers, and expenses would be eligible for tax-credited scholarships. “The key element of the proposal is freedom for all involved,” explained DeVos when unveiling EFS.
But that freedom is still too constrained to build a broad enough coalition of support. DeVos’s proposal is aimed at expanding K–12 private school choice, but too few in Congress share that priority. Acknowledging this, Cruz repeatedly said he was working to “bring in new allies” (read: Democrats) by “changing the political calculus” around choice, in part by adding to the proposal politically popular workforce and apprenticeship training options. But that’s not a big enough priority either.
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Acknowledging this, Cruz repeatedly said he was working to “bring in new allies” (read: Democrats) by “changing the political calculus” around choice, in part by adding to the proposal politically popular workforce and apprenticeship training options. But that’s not a big enough priority either. |
| 主题 | Education
; K-12 Schooling
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| 标签 | Elisabeth (Betsy) DeVos
; pre-k
; school
; Ted Cruz
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| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/3-changes-for-devoss-education-freedom-scholarships-proposal/
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| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/265762
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Nat Malkus,Amy Cummings. 3 changes for DeVos’s Education Freedom Scholarships proposal. 2019.
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