Cole reduces funding debate to single issue

In her Jan. 15 column, Althea Cole asks us to consider that public dollars already flow to private entities. And if that were the only argument against the educational voucher bill moving its way through the legislature, then she might have a point. She’s right that public dollars often flow to private companies, for better or worse. But there are typically regulations and oversight when they do so (or there should be). The voucher bill specifically includes an anti-regulation clause, meaning that private schools can vacuum up public money while continuing to discriminate against LGBTQ students or those who need educational accommodations. I’m all for considering multiple views on an issue, but reducing this one to what Cole argues isn’t very honest.

Mike Schluckebier

Iowa City

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