Paul Rolly has some interesting information today in the Salt Lake Tribune:
"Voucher supporters have touted projections of a 153,000 net increase of students in the public school system in the decade between 2005 and 2015. But they don't mention the projected increase of wage earning parents whose efforts will naturally expand the tax base. They don't mention a Governor's Office of Planning and Budget projection that there will be 36 students per 100 working adults by 2010, 39 per 100 working adults by 2020 and back to 36 students per 100 working adults by 2030. To put that in context, there were 48 students per 100 working adults in 1990. "
So, compared to 1990, we will have 12 fewer students per 100 working adults by 2030.
It's interesting how everyone conveniently forgets part of the story when trying to make their case.
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i hadn't seen this - and i hadn't thought about it this way. my state representative has been arguing for vouchers (or tuition tax credits or whatever else they've been called) for years based on the number of new students coming into the system. i'm glad to have the facts!
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