In January 2022 Arizona Governor Doug Ducey introduced the The Open for Learning Recovery Benefit program. Under the program families of public school children would be offered up to $7,000 for private school tuition and other expenses that might be incurred because of a campus closure. “We know parents are best equipped to make decisions around their child’s education — they’re the ones in the driver’s seat,” Governor Ducey said in a press release. Ducey allocated $10 million of federal COVID relief funds to fund the program. Proponents argue that public schools are a necessity and closing them hits families with a variety of unexpected financial expenses. Opponents argue that underfunded public schools should get the funding instead.
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Response rates from 664 Democratic Socialism voters.
85% Yes |
15% No |
85% Yes |
15% No |
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Unique answers from Democratic Socialism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@92G3YPH3yrs3Y
No, schools should never have been closed due to COVID
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for low income families.
@93WZ6CC2yrs2Y
No, schools should never have been closed for COVID
@92CFP8P3yrs3Y
We should cut public school and refund the tax dollars wasted to the people, anything left over should go to charter schools or religious institutions
@8Z3DNSG3yrs3Y
No, the government shouldn’t be allowed to shut down society in the first place
@83VCCTM 11mos11MO
No, change all schooling to a voucher system depending on income and allow parents to choose between public, charter or home schooling.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, now THIS is the reparations that I can get behind!
@99JNZVH2yrs2Y
I feel like you shouldn't try to push people into private schools due to the long term expenses but its reasonable to give some fund to family because students will be at home and not be served lunch and breakfast at school. The rest should go to public schools and during shut down it should be enforced that public schools upgrade their teaching equipment
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