School Choice Facts

Debunking the myths, lies, and falsehoods spread by School Choice opponents with facts and data

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

After the recent election, there is no doubt that School Choice will come under attack in Ohio. It will be important for both proponents and participants to fight back and not let opponents define the terms.🧵

This fight must be based on 3 things:
- Facts
- Faces
- Fairness

[Matthew Nielsen @matthewnielsen]

Ohio families vote on vouchers every year. It's called applying.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@Marxmao1312 @therach1314 @fox8news “Wealthy participants in your district pay enough in state taxes to cover their own vouchers as well as have extra for public schools too”

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@TwoUnderPar70 @joshincolumbus @fox8news Good catch on the $6B though. It was only $3.4B lost since Covid due to a drop of 130K students through 2025.

Here's the source if you want your AI to check it.
https://t.co/4BfW0qMpQO

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@TwoUnderPar70 @joshincolumbus @fox8news Kindergarten enrollment data for private schools...
https://t.co/7zDvBQf6L8

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@TwoUnderPar70 @fox8news Just in case you missed our first post...
https://t.co/nWUHNcNJYu

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

AI slop or newly released 2026 data from Ohio DEW. Which are you going to believe?

Also, there were over 15K kindergarteners entering private schools for the first time in 2024 and yet all but 4K were already attending a private schools?

Either your "separate analysis" is wrong or 11K Kindergarteners flunked their private K and had to retake it in 2024. It's called AI slop for a reason.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

0% of your local property taxes goes to vouchers.
0% of your public school district budget goes to vouchers.

Vouchers are paid for by state taxes.
Wealthy participants in your district pay enough in state taxes to cover their own vouchers as well as have extra for public schools too.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@gradamthoughts @fox8news Of course. That's about when Acton started spreading falsehoods.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@joshincolumbus @fox8news If they are false, it should be easy for you to provide a source proving any one of them is false. We will wait for your source.

Of course you won't because all statements are backed up by data from the Ohio Dept. of Education and Workforce.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

You aren't paying for their vouchers. They're paying for your public school.

Because vouchers are decreased up to 90% as incomes rise, the "wealthy" (basically anyone who doesn't qualify for ACA subsidies), pay almost $50M more in state taxes than they receive. And that doesn't count their property taxes.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@therach1314 @fox8news You just said Hudson, Solon, and Strongsville were number one. Clearly they are not. Clearly high poverty residents use it more than weatlhy districts. Why? Because wealthy districts already have good schools.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@therach1314 @fox8news That spreadsheet is called 24_25_District_School_Options and is published by Ohio DEW. It shows you are wrong.
1. School Choice participation is highest in low income districts, and
2. You are way wrong about Hudson, Strongville, and Solon.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@Marxmao1312 @fox8news You are wrong. Per the Ohio Dept. of Ed. & WF, less than a quarter of 2026 new participants attended a private school the prior year. Scholarships are reduced up to 90% as incomes rise so bulk of $$$ goes to those who need it most.

[Social-Identity-Thief @JM4LISD]

@DrJoelGator buying child care.
breakfast and lunch.
football /basketball stadiums and coaching.
public relations and lobbying

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@gummifaustus @nbc4i Bragging that districts like E. Cleveland who spent over $40K/pupil to achieve 25% proficiency rates “provide stability” because they don’t close is not the own you think it is.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

@DavidP_M75 @nbc4i All participating schools must report test results publicly. It is the public schools who should be answering for their results and explaining why they haven’t recovered since Covid, not the school choice participants.

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

If Acton wants Ohioans to understand vouchers, she should stop lying about them. The truth:

➡️ Over 80% of program $$$ goes to low income and disadvantaged students, they are not subsidies for the wealthy as Acton’s claims
➡️ Last year less than a quarter of new participants came from private schools, not over 90% as Acton claims
➡️ Participants test scores are published publicly and have improved 20% since Covid, outcomes are not hidden and unaccountable as Acton claims
➡️ Funding for public schools is down because enrollment is down 100,000 students since Covid, accounting for a reduction of $6B/yr, not because $1B is allocated to school choice as Acton claims
➡️ School choice participants saved districts $3B in expenses in 2025, yet Acton complains they took $1B of funding from them while ignoring the associated expenses

[School Choice Facts @SchoolChoicePro]

If Acton wants Ohioans to understand vouchers, she should stop lying about them. The truth:

➡️ Over 80% of program $$$ goes to low income and disadvantaged students, they are not subsidies for the wealthy as Acton’s claims
➡️ Last year less than a quarter of new participants came from private schools, not over 90% as Acton claims
➡️ Participants test scores are published publicly and have improved 20% since Covid, outcomes are not hidden and unaccountable as Acton claims
➡️ Funding for public schools is down because enrollment is down 100,000 students since Covid, accounting for a reduction of $6B/yr, not because $1B is allocated to school choice as Acton claims
➡️ School choice participants saved districts $3B in expenses in 2025, yet Acton complains they took $1B of funding from them while ignoring the associated expenses