AFSA has signed onto the National Coalition for Public Education’s (NCPE) letter opposing reauthorization of the D.C. School Voucher Program. The letter was sent to members of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee and signed by 54 organizations. AFSA continues to voice opposition to private school voucher programs because we believe public funds should be spent on improving public schools […]

The National Coalition for Public Education, of which AFSA is a member, released a new poll today revealing that the public is strongly opposed to taxpayer-funded private school vouchers, with 70 percent of respondents saying they oppose plans to shift public funding into private and religious schools through voucher plans. This is the highest number in the poll’s 20-year history. […]