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‘This Ain’t It’: Pennsylvanians Slam Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for School Voucher Push

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“An out-of-state billionaire is pairing with a suburban Philadelphia one to try to destroy public education,” said one critic.

As pro-public education groups plan a rally at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, educators and advocates on Friday criticized hip-hop icon Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation over a campaign backing a proposed school voucher program in the commonwealth.

The campaign’s “Dine & Learn” events in Philadelphia this month are intended to share information about the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) or “Lifelife Scholarships,” as supporters also call them. If approved by state legislators in the next budget, the program would put tax dollars toward “education opportunity accounts” for certain families to send their children to K-12 private schools rather than low-performing public ones.

“We have enjoyed such a special connection with Philadelphians, so we’ve made it our mission to invest in the long-term success of the city’s changemakers,” Roc Nation managing director of philanthropy Dania Diaz said in a statement. “Impact starts with the students and with awareness. We want to empower the youth and families with the knowledge to pursue their scholastic dreams, make their voices heard, and become the leaders of tomorrow.”

While the campaign led to multiple headlines about “How Roc Nation Is Helping Underprivileged Students in Philadelphia Get Into Private Schools,” some critics of putting tax money—in this case, potentially tens or hundreds of millions of dollars—toward private school tuition expressed disappointment and frustration on Friday, just weeks away from Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline.

“This ain’t it,” said the American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania (AFTPA) on social media, posting a photo of Jay-Z—whose given name is Shawn Carter—with suburban Philadelphia multibillionaire Jeffrey Yass, a Republican megadonor with a history of using his money to push for school vouchers and the defeat progressive political candidates.

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