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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Yes, many are. But furthermore, why do we want taxpayer dollars going to these schools? Isn't it enough that many are tax exempt and that we give freedom for children to go there? Is it fair for tax dollars to go to schools that promote a religion that others don't participate in? Why should any tax dollars go towards promoting religion? [/quote]

[b]I am a strong public schools supporter.[/b]  DH and I are both products of public schools as are our college graduate children--public all the way.  DH's grad school was prestigious private.

However, if people live where there is a failing public school and want to send their kids to a private--why not let them use the money that would be spent sending them to public?  And, just because you find churches offensive, what is wrong with free choice?

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If you support charters or vouchers, you are not a strong public schools supporter. Those both allow money to be funneled to schools that can cherry-pick the easiest-to-educate students without requiring the same level of inclusion public schools have.

A lot of "failing schools" are actually just locations where the failure of the social safety net is easily observable. Jesus and multilevel marketing won't help.[/quote]

Yes so let's keep spending money on the failing school  (???? wtf????? smh?????)   instead of giving people in the neighborhood an option to attend a better performing school

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How about this instead: allow kids in "failing" schools to transfer into the elite public schools nearby. Since this is the VA Schools forum, I would guess most of us are in Fairfax, Arlington, or Loudoun. If you are a student in a "failing" school who would qualify for a voucher, instead, you should be allowed to transfer into a school within your jurisdiction that is not failing. And transportation is provided. [/quote]

Exactly. Many of the public schools in Fairfax are excellent. Why would they need vouchers for other schools outside FCPS or outside public school? [b]Isn't that the way it's already being done through NCLB? [/b][/quote]

No, four years ago many jurisdictions applied for a waiver from this provision of NCLB. So, no transfers based on "failing" schools. [/quote]

Citation? Which schools in the DC area?[/quote]

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