Miller finds this ironic coming from people who have done everything in their power to quash choice. Vouchers drain money from public schools . Vouchers are unconstitutional . The capacity isn't there . But even a limited exodus, he thinks, would spur efforts to improve public schools, making vouchers a win-win situation.
Profit is bad .
Yes, says Miller, but it wouldn't be the first time. He notes how the land-grant colleges of the 1860s, an untried idea, sparked the research that fueled the boom in American agriculture. Miller notes that, according to Education Week , most fourth graders in major cities can't read and understand a simple children's book. Most eight graders can't use arithmetic to solve a practical problem. Levine is not alone in this assessment.