Despite these swells in favor of vouchers, only Cleveland and Milwaukee have jumped into the water for a swim with vouchers. Those programs, approved by courts, are in their infancy. So it's not possible to gauge whether vouchers mean enhanced student achievement or the closing of public schools. Likewise in Florida, the impact of vouchers can't be learned on paper or by opinion. And until we have some form of quantifiable information, the issue doesn't seem so much about vouchers as it is innovation in education, about how to give parents the schools they want for their children.
Vouchers is one idea, maybe good, possibly bad.
But for those who abhor the mere term, bellowing against vouchers without offering facts or serious alternatives for meaningful school choice is akin to standing on a railroad trestle and shouting at the oncoming train.