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Reply to "Betsy DeVos and Vouchers - Yes!!!"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i really hate all the talk of "terrible" schools as if the school buildings and staff are the problem. [b]The problem is that the schools are filled with children who live in poverty. [/b]Vouchers might help a few kids escape to better schools, but I doubt that new private schools will do any better than charters or DCPS at solving the problems of urban poverty for most.[/quote] So much this. What these kids need to succeed are often things that schools can't provide--a stable home, adequate nutrition and healthcare, a safe neighborhood, etc. Good schools in DC are that way primarily because of the background of the kids who go there. A voucher system is a Band-Aid, not a cure. [/quote] I posted earlier. The NCES report I referred to upthread shows that DC's voucher program didn't even provide a band-aid. It had no observable impact on academic achievement.[/quote]
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