© Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is an outspoken advocate of government-provided direct cash payments , especially in minority and disadvantaged communities. At the same time, our public school system is letting down children in such neighborhoods and all too often not giving them the tools and safe environments to succeed. We’d like to offer a solution that empowers students while meeting many of Ocasio-Cortez’s goals.
In Ocasio-Cortez’s hometown, New York City, government is spending $28,000 per student per year in taxpayer dollars for public schools. Tuition and fees for private schools in the area are much lower. The […]
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