An example will help clarify. Poor parents would be able to send their children to the local public school with other low-income students. For example, Milwaukee schools now possess greater freedom from both central administration and the teachers' unions in the decision-making process. This means they are freer to develop strategies that meet their particular needs. Public schools in American have grown accustomed to the virtual monopoly they have enjoyed in the educational process.
School vouchers challenge that hegemony.
Possibly, they should be used exclusively to offer low-income students greater educational options. Other public organizations that have enjoyed monopolistic privilege often have been unable to meet the challenge of competition. It remains to be seen whether public schools will survive the competitive environment created by school vouchers. The failure to meet this challenge will widen the gulf between the haves and have-nots in our society. History shows that this type of gulf leads to social unrest.