Vouchers Morry Gash Students recite at Marva Collins Prep, a 180-student elementary created by the voucher program and based on a radical approach to learning that emphasizes recitation. Parents must endorse the vouchers. About 6,000 students are in the program, which is limited to 15,000 students in future years. Empowers poor parents and gives them choices of where to send their children to school.
Competition spurs positive changes in the public school system.
Encourages parents to be more involved. Siphons money away from the public schools. Raises church-state separation concerns. Plan mainly benefits those families that take the time to explore options. Studies on student achievement gains are inconclusive.