Vouchers misuse public funds.
Legislators falsely claim this takes nothing from public schools and that the funding does not come from TISA.
TISA is a funding formula - not funding. Money that goes into the formula is whatever legislators choose. When funds are withheld for private schools, that money is no longer available for public schools. Which "bucket" it came from is irrelevant.
Our state has underfunded schools for decades - by billions. Withholding public funds from public schools is a disservice to all Tennesseans and we cannot afford to run two school systems.
Rather than trying to court students from public schools, legislators should be funding them at levels that allow public schools to be as successful as possible.