Are you interested in getting financial help to educate your children?

Christine Accurso, America’s most successful promoter of “no strings attached” state financial aid directly to students who do not use public schools, will explain how they did it in Arizona. The event will be held at St. John’s Church, Front Royal, on Sunday, January 29^th, at 3:00 in Fr. Ruehl Hall. This is a free event, and the public is invited.

Christine Accurso

Essentially, that portion of the State’s per-student contribution to public schools can be redirected to students who opt out of public schools. In Arizona, it is about $7,000 to students in private, parochial, and home school, and no strings attached. The Governor has appointed Mrs. Accurso to administer the Arizona State’s program.

Virginia’s General Assembly is considering a similar program this legislative session, so Christine’s talk is timely. Her short formal presentation will be followed by plenty of time for Q & A. The Front Royal Catholics Civic Education Group hosts the event.

Even secular conservatives recognize what many Christian parents have known for years, namely, that public schools are not the only or best vehicles for educating the Nation’s children. Parents who make the financial sacrifice to educate their children outside of the public schools endure “double taxation” because they are taxed to pay for public schools at the same rate as parents whose children utilize public schools. “School choice” is the civil rights issue of this century.