State Senator Roy Herron (D-Dresden) addressed the Sumner County Democratic Party's 3-Star Celebration on Saturday evening at Sycamore Springs in Bethpage.
Herron urged attendees to stand up for working people. He noted recent changes in Tennessee law (backed by Republicans) that take taxpayer money and send it to out-of-state, for-profit "Virtual Schools" -- $5400 for each student that signs up. That's the same allocation students would get from the state if they went to a public school -- but this company takes the money, sends the kid a textbook and provides internet access, and then makes a big profit.
K12 Inc, who runs Tennessee's Virtual Schools program, was caught in an outsourcing scandal in Arizona and has been accused of fraud in Pennsylvania. Additional investigations of the company are currently underway.
In spite of these facts, Tennessee Republicans pushed through a law allowing taxpayer dollars to go to this taxpayer-funded, scandal-ridden organization.
Herron said working families are under assault from Republican-backed schemes to ensure that those who already have, get more ... and get it from those working hard just to put food on the table.
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