“Fund the Child, Not the School”? The Irony of Kenneth Tiong’s Proposal

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Kenneth Tiong’s recent adjournment motion, “Fund the Child, Not the School”, calls for a universal portable preschool voucher, arguing that subsidies should follow the child rather than the institution. On the surface, this sounds pro-child. Yet the irony is hard to miss: much of his speech focuses not on improving access or outcomes for children, […]