That practice entangles church with state too much. Two Lies about Vouchers Concerned that the dishonesty of voucher opponents was misinforming the public and preventing parents from hearing the real story about vouchers, a March 8 editorial in the New York Post set the record straight on two lies about vouchers. According to Big Lie No. 1, vouchers steal money from public schools to give to private schools. . . . The truth of the matter is that vouchers give money to parents, not to schools. They are a form of tax rebate on money that parents have already paid.
Vouchers give parents a choice in where they send their child. . . .
Big Lie No. 2, even more sinister, claims that vouchers produce ambiguous academic results. This canard has gained ground because opponents consistently cite the research of John Witte, who reported in 1995 that voucher students scored no differently on tests than did their public-school peers. But when two independent teams analyzed Witte's research, they could not validate his results. . . Plenty of credible research has been conducted, and the bulk of it confirms that vouchers can improve test scores. A study last year by Harvard University and Mathematica Research documented gains in achievement for voucher students and in satisfaction for their parents.