Despite many expensive and calculated efforts by voucher supporters, the public has never approved a voucher proposal. In fact, it s never even been close. More than a half-dozen times since the 1970s, and no less than five times this decade, voters have soundly rejected voucher experiments. On November 7, once again, the voters made that abundantly clear.
Vouchers are an unproven scheme whose time has never come.
The more the public hears about vouchers, the less it likes them. Whenever the public has had the chance to fully contemplate what vouchers would mean to their public schools, students and communities, it soundly rejects them. The lesson from yesterday s votes is that the public supports public schools, and wants our collective attention and resources devoted to making lasting improvements to the benefit of all students. The public cannot make it any clearer. Investing in the public schools and ensuring that every student succeeds ought to be our priorities.