If DCSD was truly failing - and I mean, failing the way lots of atrocious inner city and rural schools are - then I'd be in favor of vouchers. I'm not as concerned about their constitutionality as I am with a more basic question: are they the best choice for *this* district?

They aren't, no matter how you slice it. In the inner city of Detroit, or St. Louis, or Cleveland, where the schools are a total disaster, maybe vouchers might help. Heck, I'd support a rain dance if that'd help. But in a rich, high-performing district like DCSD, they serve one purpose and one purpose only: a taxpayer funded kickback to parents who have their kids in private schools.

And for the record, that *includes* parochial and non-parochial schools. The distinction is irrelevant, far as I'm concerned.

Vouchers were the wrong move in this district, and voters here - who, by the way, identify as Republican by a margin of over two to one over Democrats - agreed.

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