Public schools remain the only reliable educational resource for all American children. Private schools would be able to maintain their independence while benefiting from a voucher program. As a general rule, the government regulates what it subsidizes. If the government underwrites private schools financially, it has a right and a responsibility to ensure that the funds are being spent for sound educational services. Greater government scrutiny of private education will be necessary.
Vouchers open the door to extensive state regulation of private schools.
Americans voluntarily support a wide variety of religious institutions and schools. They should not be forced to pay taxes for schools that teach religious views they disagree with. Vouchers are merely the first step toward full state funding of religious schools. Vouchers will result in the enfeeblement and ultimate destruction of the public school system, a catastrophe of major proportions.