charliehall:
Personally, I am strongly opposed to Public Funding of ANY Private Educational Institution, and have made no secret of this to the elected officials. These are my two strongest objections that resonate across the aisle:
1. Every time the government is generous and foolish enough to carve some money out to help Private Organizations do the work of the Public, misplaced advocacy takes place. It’s inevitible that Frum organizations jump in and make a Chillul Hashem. See: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=68891
2. Public funding for education means that the Private Educational Institution DELIVERS a quality SECULAR EDUCATION as mandetaed by State standards. How many Lakewood mesivtas will offer three hours of QUALITY secular education as established by the State? Private institutions that don’t wish to abide by the terms of the PUBLICLY FUNDED GRANT should not ask for it to begin with, and don’t complain when BIG BROTHER WATCHES OVER YOU!