Studies show that students in private schools, because of a voucher system, showed no improvement in academic achievement. Dr. Alex Molnar found that the only benefit from private schools was smaller class sizes. Public schools would be able to achieve smaller class sizes if more money was spent on public education. Many of these kids don't seem to end up in excellent private schools that require more tuition than most vouchers can cover. As a result, most low income children who opt to use the voucher system are stuck in inferior private schools.
Vouchers mislead the public into thinking that parents have school choice.
In reality, private schools can reject virtually any student who doesn't fit their desired characteristics. Again, this will often limit the supposed good vouchers can bring. Areas of the country, such as California, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have rejected private school vouchers when voters were given a choice. Most Americans appear unsupportive of the idea of private school vouchers. Private schools are not held to the level of accountability that public schools are.