The American public school system is failing our children. New studies indicate that American students are among the best educated in the world. The U.S. has one of the highest graduation rates and U.S. schools steer more students to college than does any other country, even though many of those countries weed out mediocre students. Polls show that the vast majority of parents support the public schools their children attend and believe those schools are doing a good job. Vouchers will impede the public school system by draining funding necessary to provide quality education for all children.
Private schools provide a better education than public schools.
According to a recent Money magazine study, private schools rank no better scholastically than comparable public schools. In essence, the best private schools are no better than the best public schools, and the average private school is no better than the average public school. Vouchers can be limited to certain private schools. Courts have ruled consistently that the government may not play favorites among religions or classes of people. Attempts to limit vouchers to traditional parochial schools would only raise an equal protection claim of religious discrimination.