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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vouchers give tax dollars to MC and UMC families to have a tuition break, and won't help those who most need it, because they still won't be able to afford private.  Just drains money from our public schools.[/quote]
This. [/quote]
Not necessarily true, it depends how the program is structured.  In Ohio, a private school cannot charge a student more than the voucher cost if the student's family earns less than 200% of poverty level.  So for those lowest income families, the vouchers make participating private schools free.

Incidentally, the very fancy expensive private schools typically do not participate in the Ohio voucher program. I suspect it is for this reason.[/quote]

The latter is what people on this board don't get. They think a voucher will make their coveted $50K school cost $40K -- but they still won't get in, and they'll still be charged $50K. Vouchers come with strings attached and the fancy schools don't need that money and don't want to be beholden. They also will then have to prove the voucher is being put to good use -- usually by standardized testing of the states' choosing -- another testing company boondoggle that eats up all the benefit of the voucher from the school's point of view.[/quote]

DP. Stop being so condescending. I have always understood that aspect of vouchers. I used to be opposed to them, and I still think they have significant problems. But after watching how terribly public schools and the unions have handled this, and how happy they are to abandon the education of kids, probably for years, I have had enough. Vouchers can't be any worse at this point. Let's give them a try. Put a family income cap on them. But let's give vulnerable kids and families better options.[/quote]

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