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is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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What Do You Think?
The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation Ranks the Nation's Voucher Programs
Foundation Ranks Nation's Voucher Programs, Says Some Better Than Others
March 16, 2004 • Friedman Foundation • Release INDIANAPOLIS – A landmark study released today makes a striking conclusion: Some school voucher and choice programs are better than others. "Almost fifty years have passed since Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman came up with the voucher concept," said Robert Enlow, the study's author and Executive Director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation. "Yet, school vouchers are often viewed by the media as if all programs were the same. In reality, there is a great deal of variation in design and characteristics of voucher laws." The report, "Grading Vouchers: Ranking America's School Choice Programs," evaluates and ranks the nation's thirteen school voucher programs based on three simple criteria: how many students are eligible to receive a voucher (Student Eligibility); how much money the voucher is worth (Purchasing Power); and how many and what type of private schools parents can choose (School Eligibility). For each category, the program is assigned a letter grade, and the final ranking is based on the average of the three. The nation's highest scoring voucher program is Florida's McKay Scholarship with a 3.6 GPA or A-, while the lowest scoring voucher program is the Iowa Personal Tax Credit with a 1.76 GPA or C-. Milwaukee's voucher program, the nation's oldest program for low-income families, receives a grade of C, while Colorado's program, one of the newest, gets a B-. "This report does a good job of comparing and grading the various voucher programs on how closely they line up with Milton Friedman's ideal concept of vouchers, which from our perspective is the gold standard for educational choice in America," said Gordon St. Angelo, President and CEO of the Friedman Foundation. Other results include: Arizona's Tax Credit Vouchers (A-), Pennsylvania's Tax Credit Vouchers (B+), Vermont and Maine's Tuitioning Programs (B), Florida's A+ Opportunity Voucher Program (B), Florida's Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships (C+), Illinois Personal Income Tax Credit (C), Minnesota's Personal Tax Deduction (C), and Cleveland's Program (C-). "Ranking anything is an inherently difficult exercise, guaranteed to create debate," added Enlow. "Yet, we in the school choice movement must not shy away from this debate. The fact is that some voucher and choice programs are simply better than others when it comes to giving parents greater educational freedom." "Ranking Vouchers: Grading America's School Choice Programs" |
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