PTA supports public funds for public schools only, and opposes using tax dollars to finance education vouchers for private and religious schools . Vouchers Talking Points Vouchers benefit private and religious schools, not students. Vouchers do not ensure parental choice. Schools accepting vouchers do not have to admit every student seeking admission. Vouchers do not contribute tot he overall improvement of public schools, which educate 90 percent of all students.
Voucher plans distract from the real needs of public school.
Vouchers target a select few students and abandon those left behind in schools that receive even fewer resources. Vouchers create unfair competition between public and nonpublic schools. Inherent in competition are winners and losers - when the education of children is at stake, all schools must be winners. If additional funds are available, they should go to improving public schools. The decision was based on the language of Florida's state Constitution.