Thus, vouchers level the playing field somewhat. Who is against it and why In general, public schools are opposed to vouchers. The government reimburses districts partly on enrollment figures. When students shift enrollment, either by moving to another district or by moving into a private school, enrollment figures fall and the district's funding takes a hit. One or two students do not matter as much to the district's bottom line, but when many students leave en masse decreased funding suddenly becomes an issue.
Groups supporting public schools and public school teachers likewise tend to be against vouchers.
Vouchers are seen as a threat to public education's hegemony and these groups walk in lock-step against the notion. Furthermore, vouchers are seen as a means by which private schools can pluck the best fruit of public schools by taking students and funding, leaving the public schools with lower funding and the worst students. If you think public schools are bad now, this line of reasoning goes, you should see them once vouchers are wide spread. The solutions As is often the case, there are no easy solutions. Texas will likely attempt a pilot program this year modeled on Wisconsin's.