Additionally, says Waks, Bush's call for additional testing will do little to improve schools if the test standards aren't adjusted to account for a school's socio-economic status. Tests, even if they're used in an appropriate way, add nothing by themselves. They don't do anything to actually improve a school. Bush is doing what President Clinton did not do. He's advocating the use of vouchers as one of the remedies to improve failing schools.
Some educators are skeptical.
Temple researcher Salvatore Saporito says vouchers foster racial separation. Their research demonstrates that white families select schools based on their racial composition and not their quality or safety.