Comments on: “Tebow Bill” Fails In Senate Education And Health Committee

By: familyfoundation

familyfoundation — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:46:48 +0000

Gwendolyn: Education choice scholarships are the scholarships that will be created with the passage of the education choice tax credit bill, SB 131 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=121&typ=bil&val=sb131) and HB 321 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB321). Corporations and individuals will be granted a state tax credit for donations to scholarship funds from which underprivileged children can apply for and use for tuition at a private or religious school in order to leave an unsatisfactory public school. It is a first step toward real competition and choice in education in Virginia.

As for your comments on homeschooling, we agree that in time things will change. It will take patience and persistence. We will keep up the fight and invite you (and to recruit others) and all interested in education reform, choice and competition to join with us in effecting change.

- Steve, The Admin

By: Gwendolyn Hudson-Henderson

Gwendolyn Hudson-Henderson — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:29:35 +0000

what are education choice scholarships?
I love Virginia. I was born and raised here. Sometimes we really do stay in the dark on things. This bill would not have radically changed the world as we know it. It would have helped us take a baby step out of our dark ages thinking about home school. It would could have helped a few home school students tremendously. It would not have hurt the other thousands of public school students. As for knowing what we give up when we home school… that will change with time as more and more parents get frustrated with overcrowded schools full of over worked teachers and underserved students. Home school is an educational option that benefits many people (inside and outside of that child’s family). Please move forward Virginia!

By: familyfoundation

familyfoundation — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:22:52 +0000

Betsy and William: Thanks for the comments. As for your situation, Betsy, you mentioned that on our Facebook page as well. Senator Jeff McWaters addressed that in refuting some opponents’ assertions (and I updated the post to reflect that — I put it on FB, but forgot to add it when editing this post). We’ll keep fighting the fight and it will come one day, just as education choice scholarships got passed this year after years of trying.

- Steve, The Admin

By: Betsy Dickerson

Betsy Dickerson — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:50:34 +0000

I woul love to have seen the tebow bill pass. We are conflicted on if we want to home school our kids because we don’t want them to miss out on opportunities to play sports and get involved with some activities.

By: William Doss

William Doss — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:20:03 +0000

It’s time for someone to tell Harry Blevins that Virginia taxpayers own the schools of Virginia. The schools aren’t the property of the teachers, the school administrators, or even the PTA. The parents who homeschool their kids or send their kids to other alternative educational settings have every right to access to the coaches and sports equipment that EVERY parent, as a taxpayer, pays for. Shame on Harry Blevins. (The Democrats are, obviously, owned by the teachers’ unions. Their votes could go no other way.)