I think some voucher supporters are looking forward to privatizing the public schools so they can open up a chain of schools. It's a dangerous experiment with our kids and with our tax money. The often lost voice in the voucher debate is that of poor parents faced with finding good schools for their children. Some of these parents believe vouchers are the answer so proponents have rallied their support. Opponents of vouchers believe it is unlikely vouchers will be available to limited numbers of students and be too little money to help low-income families in many parts of the country.
Families pay the rest.
Nor do they cover transportation, field trips or books. And most of all, they don't guarantee that every child will get past the admissions office. Vouchers are for private schoosls, and private schools are selective. The voucher debate will likely continue nationally and locally, in courts of law and in the court of public opinion. And the debate will continue among all who are concerned about the future of education in our nation, including United Methodist Women members.