David Koch on Education

	David Koch on Education

Push for education savings accounts on state ballots

A major focus for the Koch network--known formally as the Seminar Network--is state legislation, with an aim to remake the nation's education system via referendums and new state laws. The Kochs are particularly enthusiastic about education savings accounts: a mechanism that upends traditional K-12 education by, in some cases, giving parents lump sums they can use to pay private schools or even online institutions to educate their children.

A top priority for 2018 is in Arizona, where a measure allowing education savings accounts for all students goes on the ballot in November. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey pushed the idea and attended the Koch network's weekend seminar to chat with donors about it. A similar bill is moving through the New Hampshire Legislature and is supported by Americans for Prosperity [another Koch-funded organization].

Source: Boston Globe on 2020 presidential hopeful, "Koch Rally" , Jan 29, 2018

Government schools indoctrinate children

Here are some more of the ideas David Koch ran on [in his 1980 bid for as the Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential nominee]:

"Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children."
"Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and college should be ended."
"We condemn compulsory education laws and call for their immediate repeal."

Source: Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders, p.200 , Nov 15, 2016

Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children

We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.
We condemn compulsory education laws and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.

Source: Excerpts from 1980 Clark/Koch Libertarian Party platform , Nov 1, 1980

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