The Spark

the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist

“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx

The “Beautiful Bill” and School Voucher

May 26, 2025

A federal school voucher plan included in the broader megabill would allow the federal government to spend five billion dollars a year for four years “to help families pay for private schools” anywhere in the U.S.

Helping families? Which families? The estimated $5,000 they would receive doesn’t begin to cover the cost of private schooling, which can be upwards of $20,000 or more a year.

Most voters today do not favor vouchers, where public school money is diverted to private schools. When voucher referendums have been on the ballot, they have been defeated time and time again.