Another common misconception about school vouchers is that they will improve public schools by means of competition. This does not make any sense. Public and private schools do not compete on a level playing field. Competition implies that there are winners and losers, but with education this is not the case. It will only take away much needed funding to already hurting schools.
School vouchers benefit the rich.
Since vouchers will not cover the full cost of tuition, the wealthy, who can already afford to pay private school tuition, will benefit the most. Low and middle class families, who can not afford the difference between the voucher and tuition costs, will be less likely to benefit. Vouchers not only fail at everything they are designed to do, but are unconstitutional. They result in tax dollars going to pay for denominational private schools. These schools sometimes instill religious values into their students about controversial subjects such as abortion, creationism, and the role of women in society.