If passed, Senate Bill 292 would have established a fund for students who opt out of attending public schools that is equivalent to the amount the state spends on each student every year — ar…
The latest push for education savings accounts – a type of school choice voucher that would give parents money to finance their children’s non-public schooling – was defeated in a 5-2 vote in California’s senate education committee earlier this week.
Similar education savings accounts programs have gained traction in Republican-controlled states like Florida, Mississippi, and West Virginia over the last several years, and today, 11 states have programs of their own. But it’s the third time this particular concept has failed to take root in California in recent years – something that didn’t surprise Lance Christensen, a vice president of the conservative-leaning group that sponsored the legislation, the California Policy Center.
But opponents say education savings accounts would drain money from the state’s public education system and aggravate enrollment issues in California’s public schools, leading to layoffs and other financial issues. In addition, they claim existing education savings account models include little accountability to track how funds are being spent, and that without proper oversight, children taken out of public schools could fall through the cracks.
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