Lonegan Asks Booker: Are You For School Vouchers or Against?
July 17.2013
“It is time for Cory Booker to man up and say once and for all whether he will support school vouchers if he is elected to the U.S. Senate or will he join President Obama in shutting down school voucher programs.”
Ridgewood , NJ – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan demanded an explanation from Cory Booker on his position on school vouchers.
Throughout his political career, Cory Booker has portrayed himself as a supporter of school vouchers, but it is time for him to put his money where his mouth is. During his seven years as mayor of Newark, Booker never once made an effort to introduce school vouchers in Newark’s failing public school system.
And last week, when called out by Mayor Lonegan, Booker’s campaign said, Booker’s “first priority is strengthening public education,” but “in areas where schools are currently failing our children, however, he believes that parents should have options.” (Philadelphia Inquirer, 07/13/13)
Translation: Cory Booker is not man enough to admit his true position on school vouchers.
“It is time for Cory Booker to man up and say once and for all whether he will support school vouchers if he is elected to the U.S. Senate or will he join President Obama in shutting down school voucher programs,” Mayor Lonegan said.
“Cory had seven years to give low-income students in Newark a chance at receiving a quality education. Instead, he has offered platitudes and vague statements. Cory Booker: “Will you support school vouchers in D.C. or continue to force students trying to succeed to remain in failing schools?”
Taxpayer monies should not be going for private education.
So screw those inner-city kids who have no shot at getting a good education? Throwing more money at those shools has not worked — on the other hand, a little competition tends to improve things. jjj,. do you really want to condemn those kids to a life that you would not want for your own children?
Hopefully against….public school districts have had enough money cut by the Governor.
yes why should child in bad neighborhood get the same education a kid gets in Ridgewood
It seems that those of you who are against vouchers are against it because it would make public schools worse off (less students, less money for the school). Am I right? The problem with that thinking is that we are talking about real kids who are right now stuck in failing schools who have parents who cannot afford to send them to private schools. Those kids should not continue to be sacrificed to a failing school system that has not improved despite gobs of money being thrown its way over the years. Let those kids get the education they deserve and don’t force them to stay in failing schools just to protect public schools from competition. Force those schools to compete for students and you will force those schools to improve.
the real issue is these limo liberals in Ridgewood don’t want disadvantaged kids going to Ridgewood Schools