The June decision is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this year, the Southeast Delco School District in Pennsylvania approved voucher subsidies for private religious schools. Operators of parochial and private schools, who have a vested interest in obtaining taxpayers' money to subsidize their schools. The Libertarian Party who is committed by ideology to eliminating public education. Public school performance varies greatly from district to district and from school to school.
Private schools are academically superior.
Surveys show that most private school students do not score much higher on standardized tests than pupils in public schools. According to Money magazine, private schools rank no better scholastically than comparable public schools. Private schools can operate at less cost. Public schools must take every child and therefore have the expenses of programs for physically, emotionally and mentally challenged students, while private schools can pick and choose whom they admit and keep. Vouchers will improve public education through competition.