I do think, petergrt. I know exactly how much schools cost. I am proud to support public schools even though my children do not go there. (They go to Catholic schools, for reasons having nothing to do with my support of public education.) I’m not the one regurgitating politicians’ talking points; my wife and I spent significant time investigating different schools and costs, as well as the voucher systems proposed.
To take the argument farther, and in support of WarBush’s comment, vouchers also mean that public schools will be the “school of last resort” - all the rich kids with strong family support will go elsewhere, leaving the poor problem children behind, in a school with less funding for resources like good teachers and educational equipment. Again, the rich get richer (and better educated), and the poor get poorer.
Either we are committed to public education as a country, or we are not. But vouchers are a dishonest way to pretend to support public education while ultimately destroying it.
I do think, petergrt. I know exactly how much schools cost. I am proud to support public schools even though my children do not go there. (They go to Catholic schools, for reasons having nothing to do with my support of public education.) I’m not the one regurgitating politicians’ talking points; my wife and I spent significant time investigating different schools and costs, as well as the voucher systems proposed. To take the argument farther, and in support of WarBush’s comment, vouchers also mean that public schools will be the “school of last resort” - all the rich kids with strong family support will go elsewhere, leaving the poor problem children behind, in a school with less funding for resources like good teachers and educational equipment. Again, the rich get richer (and better educated), and the poor get poorer. Either we are committed to public education as a country, or we are not. But vouchers are a dishonest way to pretend to support public education while ultimately destroying it.