Say No to Vouchers, Yes to Public Education! ¡Los Vales No Valen! Diga No a los Vales, Si a la Educación Pública! ¡Los Vales No Valen!
Diverting public money for private schools will take money away from our communities resulting in higher taxes for homeowners and businesses in the community. Desviar dineros públicos a las escuelas privadas quiere decir menos dineros públicos para nuestras comunidades y el resultado será de impuestos más altos para los propietarios de residencias y negocios en la comunidad.
Private schools are not accountable to the public for their actions or results. Las escuelas privadas no tienen que responder al público en general por sus acciones o resultados académicos de los alumnos.
The private schools in Texas do not have the capacity or capability to absorb large numbers of poor students. Las escuelas privadas en Texas ni tienen la capacidad ni la habilidad para inscribir grandes números de alumnos con escasos recursos económicos.
Research on vouchers in Chile and other countries show that vouchers would create a dual system of education – separate and unequal. Las investigaciones acerca de los vales en Chile y en otros países nos dicen que los vales crean un sistema educativo dual o sea separatista y desigual.
The main proponents of vouchers are the same forces that have historically opposed school finance equalization. Aquellos que apoyan el uso de los vales son aquellos mismos que históricamente se han opuesto a la igualdad en el sistema de financiamiento de nuestras escuelas públicas.
Students already have education options within the public school systems through magnet schools, charter schools, inter-district transfers and intra-district transfers. Nuestros alumnos ya tienen opciones dentro del sistema público de educación como ingresar a escuelas chárter, escuelas imanes y tienen derecho a transferir a escuelas públicas dentro y fuera del distrito escolar.
With a voucher program, it is not the parents who have a choice. The private schools have the choice about which students to accept. Dentro del programa de vales, los padres no tienen opciones ni preferencias. Las escuelas privadas deciden qué alumnos aceptar.
Vouchers would give a new government subsidy to private schools and wealthy parents with children already in private schools. Los vales les darán un subsidio gubernamental a escuelas privadas y a padres ricos con hijos ya en las escuelas privadas.
Investing in our neighborhood public schools is investing in our community. Invertir en nuestras escuelas públicas es invertir en el futuro de nuestras comunidades.

IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization, directed by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., dedicated to creating schools that work for all children. As a vanguard leadership development and research team for three decades, IDRA has worked with people to create self-renewing schools that value and empower all children, families and communities. IDRA conducts research and development activities, creates, implements and administers innovative education programs and provides teacher, administrator, and parent training and technical assistance.

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