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I think you mean "Charter schools".No. Charters, also pushed by Betsy DeVos, have been a feature in Michigan for years. Charters are funded by Lansing at the same rate as public schools, and, like the public schools, are required to accept all applicants.
Her new project is taking funding away from public schools, and using it to subsidize private schools, using vouchers. This article talks about one mutation of her scheme, to defund public schools by diverting money to privates.
Betsy DeVos pushes voucher-like tax credit plan in Michigan
Critics of the Opportunity Scholarship program say it would siphon needed dollars from public schools and violate a state constitutional ban on using public dollars, including tax credits, for private school education.
But DeVos and the choice proponents behind the new group Let MI Kids Learn say the tax credit program would help families access a wider range of educational opportunities at a time when they’re most needed.https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2022/2/2/2291461...DeVos failed in Michigan. But, Trump's BBB has a national tax credit system to give government subsidies to private schools.
Federal voucher scheme passes https://mea.org/republicans-pass-federal-vouchers/Steve
