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Here are examples of op-ed pieces published in various newspapers around the state. These op-ed pieces support SCSBA's anti-tuition tax credit/voucher campaign.

Op-ed 2005
Better PACT test another casualty of tax credit plan, The State, 05/15/05
School choice finally rejected, The State, 05/09/05
Tax credits lost first major battle, but look for a long war, The State, 05/08/05
R.I.P., Put Parents in Charge, The Sun News, 05/06/05
Children win with defeat of school tax-credit scheme, The Island Packet, 05/06/05
Misplaced glee over choice loss, The Post and Courier, 05/06/05
Narrowed focus strengthens 'Put Parents In Charge' act, The Post and Courier, 05/04/05
Put stop for good to distraction of tax credit plan, The State, 05/01/05
Fair Test for School Choice?, The Sun News, 04/22/05
House changes tax-credit plan, The Greenville News, 04/22/05
Lawmakers must vote down PPIC, whatever its form, The State, 04/21/05
Undermining public schools too big a price to pay for alternatives, The Times Democrat, 04/19/05
School tax credit would cost state far too much, The State, 04/17/05
Promoting options, The Greenville News, 04/17/05
Legislature should be told to focus on public schools, The Island Packet, 04/06/05
Say "no" to "Put Parents in Charge" tax credit plan would derail true reform, The State, 04/03/05
PPIC just one huge distraction, The State, 04/03/05
Governor's PPIC plan would Put Pupils in Chaos, The State, 03/30/05
Increase disclosure, expose influence peddlers, The Beaufort Gazette, 03/28/05
Bill's new "SGOs" could decimate charitable giving, The State, 03/27/05
Vouchers a foe of integration?, The Beaufort Gazette, 03/21/05
"Choice" must not negate obligation to public schools, The State, 03/18/05
Public schools offer options for all students, The State, 03/16/05
Rethink ABC's of tuition credits, The Beaufort Gazette, 03/16/05
A look back at "school choice" in S.C., 1960s-style, The Statei, 03/13/05
Tax credits could prompt repeat of harmful exodus, The State, 03/13/05
Big-money backers of tax credits see S.C. as easy mark, The State, 03/11/05
Tax credit dollars deserve the same scrutiny as any public money, The State, 03/11/05
Tuition tax credit scheme does not add up for S.C., The Island Packet, 03/11/05
Hardball Politics - Group engages in unseemly tactics, The Greenville News, 03/11/05
Here's what "staying the course" on S.C. schools actually means, The State, 03/06/05
Put Parents in Charge isn't a "voucher bill" it's something much worse, The State, 03/04/05
Bill curries favor with current users of private schools, The State, 03/04/05
There are better ways to go about cutting taxes, improving schools, The State, 03/02/05
Milwaukee grants not comparable to S.C. tax credits, The State, 03/02/05
Chalk it up to experience, Anderson Independent Mail, 03/02/05
Revisions weaken bill that was already flawed, The Sun News, 02/28/05
Creative use of language starting to be part of S.C. bills, The Island Packet, 02/28/05
Put Parents in Charge not about education, Anderson Independent Mail, 02/22/05
Public schools embody best of American dream, The State, 02/20/05
Public school bashing not supported by facts, The Island Packet, 02/20/05
Hostile words on public schools revealing, disturbing, The State, 02/14/05
Blaming teachers unfair in debate over improving, The Index/Journal, 02/14/05
School choice plan lacks accountability, Beaufort Gazette, 02/02/05
School choice proposal fails accountability test, The Island Packet, 01/31/05
Put education first, Anderson Independent Mail, 01/29/05
New concepts on school choice, The State, 01/27/05
Voucher opponents mobilize, Fort Mill Times, 01/20/05
Bills based on bad math, The Herald, 01/14/05
Op-ed 2004
How do you think South Carolina public schools rank nationally in educational achievements?, The Post & Courier, 12/15/04
Sanford's planks on education are his great weakness, The State, 12/07/04
Don't be fooled by 'school choice', The Aiken Standard, 12/06/04
Public schools belong to all South Carolinians, The State, 12/05/04
State should stay the course of academic excellence, The Greenville News, 12/05/04
Tuition plan is flawed, The Herald, 11/30/04
State superintendent vows to fight against tuition tax credits by keeping public funds in public schools, The State, 11/29/04
Listen to Lindsey, Governor, The Sun News, 11/28/04
'Put Parents in Charge': Proposal would undermine public schools' gains, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 11/21/04
True School Competition? Sanford school-choice bill should include S. C. school accountability measure, The Sun News, 11/3/04
Contract for change: General Assembly should proceed on four of the five items, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, 10/13/04
(Hatcher does not oppose school choice), The Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Attack on S.C. schools? '05 school tax-credit bill will need improvements, The Sun News, 7/31/04
Lourie vs. the anti-school outsiders, The State


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