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wannabuyamonkey said:
Last question first; In teh areas where vouchers have been implimented shools have improved. If I could provide teh data to prove that would it effect your view in any way?


Yes, I'm for whatever works best. I've done some googling but haven't had much luck finding where a State has improved quality via vouchers. I would be interested in hearing more like Wednesday's post earlier in this thread where Florida essentially got rid of the bad schools.

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As far as "taking the money away" from public schools, teh money is a refund to the tax payer, a parrent who decides to take thier child out of a failing shool shouldn't have to also pay for that school to contnue to fail... the way that it improves schools is by providing something that has proven to improve quality in all areas.... compitition.


It still takes money away from a school who may or may not be failing. Many parents would choose a private school for purely religous reasons. Captain Sammitch also brings up the point of competition. Competition is good but it doesn't work in uneven match ups. Private schools can pick & choose students. The mentally handicapped student in a wheel chair isn't likely going to be going to private school but public. That public school has to spend more money on that student than a normal student. Schools also take a hit with the influx of immigrants. Industry might enjoy the cheap labor but schools have to spend more money on translators & social workers that a private school doesn't. It just seems like vouchers have been in place for a couple of decades now & it hasn't improved public schools but hurt them & in turn our country suffers.

Fair play!