Tax credits for homeschoolers and others have been proposed in the past but never passed by the legislature. The amendment failed. In 1996, Rutland City voters approved a voucher program that requires legislative approval. The legislature has refused to act on this proposal. School Choice Answering the Critics Below is a summary of critics arguments against school choice and the logical rebuttals.
Poor people can t get to the schools of their choice.
This argument ignores current reality, insults poor people, and assumes that choice proponents don t want to include transportation programs in choice policies. The fact is that many of Vermont s tuitioning towns do not provide transportation for students yet kids get to the schools they need. In addition, some public school districts don t provide transportation for every student in the district. Transportation challenges shouldn t be used to nail shut the door to school choice options. Therefore, school choice would undermine a town s sense of community.