Beware the Wolf: The Fight Against Vouchers and Tax Credits in South Carolina

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The handwriting is on the wall: School choice is likely to be widespread on the public education landscape in the near future. Choice is not necessarily a bad thing, but it must be done correctly. Choice is only one strategy in education reform. What is needed is a constellation of strategies. This workshop discusses the opposition of the Charleston Education Network to the “Put Parents in Charge Act,” legislation to provide tax credits for private and home school education. This workshop is about successfully fi ghting this “wolf in sheep’s clothing,” including the importance of developing and presenting better alternatives to vouchers.

Presenters:
Jon Butzon, Executive Director, Charleston Education Network, Charleston, SC;
Linda Kight Winter, Assistant Professor, Richard W. Riley College of Education, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC