The Voucher Scam
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About This Podcast
The Voucher Scam is an exposé on one of the most critical issues facing public education today - education vouchers.
As Texas leadership pushes an aggressive voucher agenda that would privatize and defund public schools, The Voucher Scam gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at what's really at stake.
The Voucher Scam podcast is a four-episode series hosted by Claire Campos-O’Neal and Nichole Abshire and brought to you by the Mothers for Democracy Institute (M4DI).
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S1E1 E1 - Vouchers Are A Scam
What exactly is an education voucher? Why does it have so many names? How do parents feel about this program? Will public schools be impacted? How come Gov. Abbott dedicates so much political capital…
S1E2 E2 - Follow The Money
Chris Tackett wanted to serve his Granbury, Texas community. After years of leading the local baseball/softball association to a good place, he focused those skills on his local school board. He was…
S1E3 E3 - The Edgewood Experiment and the History of Vouchers
Did you know that a 10-year voucher program was implemented in Texas from 1998-2008? It had a $50 million price tag and ran in Edgewood ISD, on the west side of San Antonio. We were shocked to learn…
S1E4 E4 - Public Education Is A Public Good
Friday, November 17, 2023 was a historic day in Texas politics and in public education. For the first time since 2005, a voucher proposal would be heard on the floor of the Texas House as part of a…
S1 Extra - Save Our Schools Arizona As A Cautionary Tale
We spoke to Beth Lewis and Nicky Indicavitch from Save Our Schools Arizona about the state of public education in Arizona. Arizona has a universal voucher program despite the public overwhelmingly…
S1 Extra - Rural Texas and Their Schools: A Message For All of Us
The fight against vouchers has made unique allies of rural Republicans and urban Democrats. Why is that? We turn to Dr. Michelle Rinehart, superintendent of Alpine ISD, to help us understand the…
S1 Extra - The State Takeover of Houston ISD and Its Tie to Vouchers
We keep finding connecting points to other public education issues in this education voucher fight. The significance of the state takeover of Houston ISD cannot be overstated. We turn to our friends…
S1 Extra - Hearing From You and A Legislative Update
The Texas voucher fight is full of twists and turns! And we’re still in it! The third special session ended with no voucher bill but Governor Abbott called a fourth special session immediately…
S1 Extra - The Voucher Fight Continues
It’s a new year and the legislature isn’t even in session… but the voucher fight continues. When Governor Abbott lost the vote back in November he promised to retaliate by primarying Republicans who…
S1 Extra - The Primary Results Are In!
As promised, we’re back with the results of the March primary. Governor Abbott edged closer to the voucher majority that he seeks. But he doesn’t have it yet. Jaime Puente of Every Texan broke down…
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The Voucher Scam has published 10 episodes since December 2024, covering topics in Documentary, Government.
The Voucher Scam is currently dormant with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 24m.
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