A Manhattan Institute study on Florida s school-choice program finds that those public schools that are in danger of losing students because of poor performance, experience higher academic gains relative to other government schools. Schools that are on the verge of losing students see test scores jump over twice as high as other schools. In response, the number of colleges and universities increased to meet the growing demand. Federal student loans and Pell grants are also redeemable at religious institutions. Also, many disabled K-12 students already use taxpayer money to attend private schools.
School choice attracts wide support from across the political spectrum.
However, after much soul-searching, I have reluctantly concluded that a limited school voucher program is now essential for the poorest Americans attending the worst public schools. . . . Today, to force children into inadequate schools is to deny them any chance of success. To do so simply on the basis of their parent s income is a sin. This is not a question for me about Democrats or Republicans. It is really a question about whether or not we are going to continue to let every child die, arguing that, if we begin to do vouchers, if we do charter schools, what we in fact are doing is taking away from the public system.