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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only way for private schools to be more economically diverse in this area to offer school vouchers so that any kid can go to any school they want and are capable of getting in. The vouchers would have to be enough to at least the tuition amount of the lowest private school. This program would force public schools to shape up their curriculum and quality if they want to stay open. Open competition is always a good thing.[/quote]

Texas is starting this program next year and you can already see the MC families gaming the system to get their kids priority.  Private school applications at my kids’ school was up 270% this year.  Really it is taking money away from the public schools and sponsoring MC families to go to private school.  My kid was already in private with ADHD - we have parents pay tuition so this is just a discount for already wealthy people.  The politicians know this.[/quote]

It's not taking money away, the money follows the kids. If the MC kid isn't there, the school doesn't get the money. The school that kid goes to gets instead. What's the problem?[/quote]

Let me explain - I’ll make the math easy.

Say a public school gets 10k for a 10 kid class now.  With the vouchers 5 of those public school kids go to private school and augment that 2x.  The public school now has 5k and the private (now with 10k extra) can raise their tuition 7%, plus they still have large endowments to buy extras that the public school cannot afford.  The private school kids get much much more, while the public schools suffer more. It’s really very simple.

It will pass legislation because people like me want the discount and people like you think you can get a better education.  It’s already got my vote and my kids would be attending private anyway.  So my tax money earmarked for a public school I don’t use is now going to subsidize my kid instead of yours.[/quote]

Forgot to mention - those private schools that will accept he influx of ex-public kids will just get harder to get into, so they’ll rely more on legacy and recommendations - so if you’re not already upper class the door will shut tight and be sealed.[/quote]

As it is now. [/quote]

Yes, but worse.  The wealthy public school kids will flee - what we are already seeing in TX - and the non-legacy kids will have to fight with those legacy children whose parents went to private but choose the send their kids public.  Because the public schools will retain the kids whose parents chose/couldnt logistically/ or don’t care to apply out.  Plus if your kid is in a school where the teachers aren’t fully engaged or know your child personally (because there’s 35 of them) then teacher recommendations will not equal those at better schools all else being equal.  Family recommendations from within the community also carry weight - not available for underprivileged or MC people.[/quote]

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