Commoditizing Education
Is School Voucher System In Los Angeles A Done Deal?
The elected school board has not voted to implement the Student-Centered Funding scheme, but the LAUSD website says it is beginning in 2022
“Every one of our children should have a backpack full of cash strapped on their back and our schools should vie for the privilege of educating our kids and having that backpack turned over to them.”
- Jeanne Allen
The bureaucrats at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) say that beginning in the 2022–23 school year, they will change the way that schools are funded so that the money will be given directly to principals based on the number of students enrolled in their schools. Children will become “backpacks full of cash” with school sites competing for students who are cheaper to educate and will bring them high test scores. Left behind will be children with special education needs, English learners, and those affected by poverty. Under the Student Centered Funding (SCF) scheme, principals in struggling schools will be forced to cut back essential services as…
