Education Savings Account (ESA) legislation in KS & elsewhere: HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff
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Show Notes
What are government-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), and how do they relate to homeschooling? Scott Woodruff, HSLDA attorney, discusses these and the "ugly baggage" that can come with ESA Statutes from his experience in other states. Look for Scott as one of our speakers at the March 31-April 1 homeschool conference and curriculum fair at the KCI Expo Center!
-HSLDA’s position on the current ESA legislation in Kansas [0:40]
-ESA bills in general and what’s happening across the nation [1:35]
-Reasons why government-funded money does not help homeschool families: 1) creates government dependence [5:50] and 2) creates a “quid pro quo” mentality toward the government [6:40]
-“Slow-moving train wreck” eroding homeschool freedoms over time as political parties change [8:50]
-Homeschool critics can use ESAs as a platform to attack all homeschooling in general, demand more regulations [14:20]
-Update on Kansas ESA legislation [17:50]
-ESA legislation in other states around the nation [23:40]
-Q&A: What is an ESA as it relates to public school funding legislation? [26:06]
-Q&A: What are the risks to homeschooling if a student becomes an ESA student? [27:07]
-Q&A: What would be your response to someone who opposes this bill because the public schools will get stuck with all the special-needs kids without the resources to properly educate them? [28:03]
-Q&A: What about Missouri? [30:00]
-Q&A: Any advice to a friend who is enrolled in private school? [33:25]
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