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[quote=Anonymous]I live in North Carolina and we have vouchers. Specifically, I'm in Charlotte. So, a critical mass of wealthy and well-educated alongside incredible poverty.

The top privates in Charlotte don't accept vouchers. Even if they did, the voucher amounts would barely make a dent in tution+fees. And this is pretty typical in the other major metro areas in the state. So the schools that accept vouchers are by and larg Catholic and evangelical Christian schools that don't have great outcomes.

Vouchers here don't improve economic diversity. Rich families go to rich, non-voucher schools. Poor and even middle class families can't afford elite tuition even with vouchers (assuming they can get admitted in the first place). If anything , it's increasing economic segregation; a lot of private schools have popped up in lower-income communities to take advantage of voucher money. But these schools are very under-resourced, lack quality teachers, and have rather suspect religious-based curriculums. Money is siphoned away from public schools to low-performing privates that aren't improving student outcomes.[/quote]

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