He laughs, for instance, when the point of limited choice is brought up. Opponents say that parental choice is illusory. They accept who they want to accept. Overton counters that it is not realistic to expect that every student who applies to a private school will be accepted. The private sector infrastructure is finite.
New schools are expensive to build.
It seems only reasonable to expect large numbers of kids already in private schools to benefit from vouchers. This type of point-counterpoint is emblematic of the debate we will be hearing from now until the election in November. The money issue is certainly a valid one. Critics fear that estimate is terribly low. There are about 220,000 students in Michigan's private schools.