Monday, November 24, 2008 5:33 PM
Right-Mind
Idaho Rep. Steven Thayn's Proposal
From Bryan Fischer, Executive Director of the Idaho Values Alliance:
As I wrote you on Friday, Rep. Steven Thayn intends to bring legislation this coming year that will authorize paying parents who bring their children to first-grade ready to learn without running them through government-run kindergarten programs.
Parents would receive $2,250 for each child who can pass the kindergarten test, one-half of what it currently costs taxpayers to have the government do this for them.
This proposal rewards our best early educators - parents - and will reduce the demand for and cost of public education services.
Interesting thought. Reward for doing good, but don’t punish for doing bad.
This is similar to my idea of giving parents a $3,000 tax break per kid in school. They use it to buy whatever education they want. Or they can put their kids in government school.
Win-win for everyone.