they want that then go back to NY, NJ Boston etc,
Far too many come down here and then want handouts like they got up north
Wait a sec, are we for school choice/vouchers or aren’t we?
Hypocrites.
Is that a vague reference to the GI Bill?
I've complained from time to time about tone deaf communications, and the linked story is a good example. It is from a Jewish publication and is written by Jewish folks about Jewish educational needs, which is fine ... except that it's written as if no one outside the tribe is going to read it. That's never a safe assumption, especially in the age of the internet. It's also short sighted, because when you are involved in a public policy question, you want to (1) give some ammunition to your allies; (2) preempt ignorant or malicious criticism; and (3) educate your own folks about who their friends and opponents are.
It sounds to me like the group involved was lobbying for expanded school choice via programs that would be universally applicable: e.g.,
Currently, state programs provide a small amount of funding for tuition at Jewish day schools through programs like Step Up for Students and the McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, yet advocates believe there is a long way to go towards ensuring affordable Jewish education for all.
The group of Jewish advocates represented a joint, non-partisan effort organized by the Jewish Leadership Coalition for School Choice (JLSSC) and included representatives from organizations across the spectrum of Jewish affiliation. United in their goal in securing expanded school choice and funding opportunities for the secular education needs of students who attend Jewish schools, the delegation included the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Agudas Yisroel as well as influential leaders from Conservative and Reform backgrounds.
If I had written the story, I'd have included a sentence or two acknowledging the broader applicability of the initiative to other faith communities, as well as to secular private schooling. You are pretty deep inside a bubble when you go lobbying with a boatload of reform, liberal, conservative, and orthodox Jewish groups and call it a "multi-denominational" effort. Technically yes, but ....
It's like the First, Second, and Third Baptists getting together with the Faith Baptists, Primitive Baptists, and Methodist Episcopal Baptists and calling themselves inter-denominational.
In fairness, the group was apparently visiting only Jewish legislators, which adds to the insular aura. A single sentence would have gone a long way in clarifying things: "The JLSSC is also working with a broad coalition of other school choice advocates, Christian and secular as well as Jewish, to improve educational options for all students."
It's all a question of broader cultural sensitivities. I can't imagine a Catholic group failing to acknowledge the broader context, largely because the Catholics have spent 150 years defusing Papist conspiracy rhetoric. Most protestant denominations would also be reflexively ecumenical when addressing a social policy issue.
State funding? BIG MISTAKE! The golden rule of power is: he who has the gold makes the rules.
Why not hit up the Wall St. bankers?
After this the muzzie schools will be funded. Christian schools. Satan schools too. Maybe gay academies too.