8/11/2019 Learning Matters to Oppose Preschool Voucher Plan

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Contact:Kris CoffieldLearning Matters(808) 679-7454learningmattershawaii@gmail !omwww learningmattershi org

***FOR IMME I!"E RE#E!SE***#earn$n% Matters to Oppose &resc'oo( )o c'er !mendment

+ono( ( , +I "d#!ation ad$o!ates ha$e formed a new %allot iss#e !ommittee& LearningMatters& to 'rote!t '#%li! 'res!hool in awai i *efore the +o$em%er ele!tion& the gro#' willaggressi$el, o''ose amending the tate Constit#tion to allow '#%li! f#nding for 'ri$ate

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./his amendment will 'ri$ati e !hildhood&1 said Learning Matters Chair Kris Coffield.2i$ing ta3 dollars to 'ri$ate earl, !hildhood ed#!ation $iolates se'aration of !h#r!h and statedo!trine& while de$astating an alread, shrin ing state %#dget 1

nder 'ress#re from re!entl, defeated 2o$ +eil %er!rom%ie& lawma ers 'assed a %ill&in 0 & !alling for a 'o'#lar $ote on the amendment %er!rom%ie made esta%lishing a '#%li!-

'ri$ate earl, learning 'artnershi' a !ornerstone of his .+ew :a,1 agenda

./he %er!rom%ie 'lan refle!ts an indefensi%le hostilit, to '#%li! s!hool tea!hers&1 saidCoffield .;t s #n!ons!iona%le that after for!ing tea!hers to wor for two ,ears witho#t anegotiated !ontra!t& the go$ernor wants to remo$e earl, learning instr#!tion from the hands of those most #r s!hools need re'air and maintenan!e& air !onditioning& and holisti! s#''ortser$i!es&1 said Coffield .?a,ing for 'ri$ate 'res!hools will steal f#nds from lo!al !lassrooms&s

8/11/2019 Learning Matters to Oppose Preschool Voucher Plan

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. #''orters of 'res!hool $o#!hers ha$e re'eatedl, o''osed re