Good intentions sometimes come with unintended consequences.
Such is the case with a proposal to move students from their
failing Buffalo schools into Catholic schools.  Buffalo School
District officials are working on a plan to smooth such
transfers using scholarship money provided through the Bison
Fund. It seemed like the perfect plan: students would have the
chance for a better education and the Catholic schools would
have more students to help keep their doors open.  However, if
those students leave public schools for a better, but private,
education, they will lose their eligibility for Say Yes Buffalo
scholarship assistance. The Say Yes program guarantees full
tuition payments for graduates of Buffalo Public Schools at a
long list of colleges, and also provides other student support
services.  But what other choice do many of these students have?
There aren’t enough seats in public schools in good standing to
handle the 2,000 students who want transfers out of
underperforming schools. If they continue