The Voucher Scam is an exposé on one of the most critical issues facing public education today - education vouchers.
As Texas leadership pushes an aggressive voucher agenda that would privatize and defund public schools, The Voucher Scam gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at what's really at stake.
The Voucher Scam podcast is a four-episode series hosted by Claire Campos-O’Neal and Nichole Abshire and brought to you by the Mothers for Democracy Institute (M4DI).
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Latest episodes
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E1 - Vouchers Are A Scam
What exactly is an education voucher? Why does it have so many names? How do parents feel about this program? Will public schools be impacted? How come Gov. Abbott dedica
Jan 1 2025 32 min
E2 - Follow The Money
Chris Tackett wanted to serve his Granbury, Texas community. After years of leading the local baseball/softball association to a good place, he focused those skills on hi
Dec 31 2024 33 min
E3 - The Edgewood Experiment and the History of Vouchers
Did you know that a 10-year voucher program was implemented in Texas from 1998-2008? It had a $50 million price tag and ran in Edgewood ISD, on the west side of San Anton
Dec 30 2024 32 min
E4 - Public Education Is A Public Good
Friday, November 17, 2023 was a historic day in Texas politics and in public education. For the first time since 2005, a voucher proposal would be heard on the floor of t
Dec 29 2024 23 min
Extra - Save Our Schools Arizona As A Cautionary Tale
We spoke to Beth Lewis and Nicky Indicavitch from Save Our Schools Arizona about the state of public education in Arizona. Arizona has a universal voucher program despite
Dec 28 2024 19 min
Extra - Rural Texas and Their Schools: A Message For All of Us
The fight against vouchers has made unique allies of rural Republicans and urban Democrats. Why is that? We turn to Dr. Michelle Rinehart, superintendent of Alpine ISD, t
Dec 27 2024 23 min
Extra - The State Takeover of Houston ISD and Its Tie to Vouchers
We keep finding connecting points to other public education issues in this education voucher fight. The significance of the state takeover of Houston ISD cannot be overst
Dec 26 2024 32 min
Extra - Hearing From You and A Legislative Update
The Texas voucher fight is full of twists and turns! And we’re still in it! The third special session ended with no voucher bill but Governor Abbott called a fourth speci
Dec 25 2024 13 min
Extra - The Voucher Fight Continues
It’s a new year and the legislature isn’t even in session… but the voucher fight continues. When Governor Abbott lost the vote back in November he promised to retaliate b
Dec 24 2024 14 min
Extra - The Primary Results Are In!
As promised, we’re back with the results of the March primary. Governor Abbott edged closer to the voucher majority that he seeks. But he doesn’t have it yet. Jaime Puent
Dec 23 2024 19 min
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Claire and Nichole helped me understand it’s an emergency. As a parent and someone who works with Texas school districts day in and day out, I still learned so much and have been telling all my friends to have a listen. The stories from other states are compelling and the tracks are clear. A must listen for any one who is interested in preserving public education from privatization and further disparities.
JaSiSees · Nov 2023
This podcast really brings you into the heart and soul of rural schools and the Herculean job they do despite being underfunded. Imagine what they could do if they were funded 100%.
LSY Alt Weekly · Nov 2023
I have really enjoyed this podcast thus far. It is a great primer on the following: What are school vouchers? How do they affect the K-12 public school system? How is Governor Abbott pushing the voucher agenda on Texas? The hosts breakdown the issues in easily digestible episodes. All Texas residents need to learn and understand how vouchers work. The podcast is a great place to start!
KatBro0204 · Oct 2023
If you care about public education and you’re not sure where to go to learn more about how vouchers impact it, stop scrolling now. The Voucher Scam should be your first stop to get up to speed on what you really need to know about the battle happening in the TX legislature around vouchers and why it matters to all of us. The show highlights incredibly compelling interviews from people truly in the know on what is at stake, because many of them have seen it before. It’s an easy listen that lays out facts and gets you up to speed on things quickly. Go get fired up y’all!
Elizabetb Peña · Oct 2023
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