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July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 by EduShyster

Backpacks Full of Cash

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  • backpacks, Education Savings Account, Fernet Branca, jetpacks, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada Succeeds, Seth Rau
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I talk to Nevada Succeeds’ Seth Rau about the Silver State’s new Education Savings Account experiment…

little-kid-and-backpack-too-big-LREduShyster: Thanks to Nevada’s bold new *universal choice* program, I’ve got exactly $5700 in my backpack. Now I need you to help me choose what choice to choose. Should I go traditional, private, high-performing charter school seat, virtual? What do you think?

Seth Rau: In Nevada, the miracle of the high-performing seats that you’re so familiar with in Massachusetts never happened. For the most part our district charter schools are strongly underperforming. There’s also been a heavy reliance on virtual charter schools. More than a quarter of the students who attend charters attend virtual schools, which have been a disaster for many kids. For example, Nevada Virtual Academy was the largest charter school in the state and had a 32.5% graduation rate in 2011-2012.  Continue reading →

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