March 18, 2011 01:02 AM UTC

Douglas County Votes for Vouchers

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• by: madmike

Sometime in the near future, the Douglas County School District is going to ask the State Board of Education for about $2 million in addition to what they would normally be allocated for next year.  “And what are they going to do with this extra money?” you ask.  They’re going to turn around and give it to parents, in the form of a voucher, so they can send their kids to pricey private and parochial schools.

Where Douglas County thinks the state is going to get this money is anybody’s guess, especially since Gov. Hickenlooper just announced that he will recommend that the state cut  $322 million to the K-12 education budget next year.  I personally find it outrageous that, at a time when districts everywhere are scrambling just to make ends meet that the wealthiest district in the state decides to put greed ahead of need.

I hope that ColoradoPols readers from around the state will ask themselves one question.  What could our school district do with an extra $2 million next year?  Do you really want to see tax money, or should I say your money, spent in this way?  I don’t think so.  I urge you to call on your elected representatives in the Colorado legislature and tell them to put a stop to this misguided, wasteful, and irresponsible effort before it starts.