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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, time for school choice in all 50 states. [/quote]

Oh sure honey. Take your 10k and apply it to our private school.
Of course our private will just raise tuition another 10k…[/quote]

I’m sure private schools would love it if families who might apply for financial aid already had 10k covered by an alternate source.  While $10,000 in vouchers wouldn’t allow everyone to apply, it would certainly increase the pool of qualified applicants, including qualified applicants who are diverse in various ways. I don’t see why they would raise tuition, especially if voucher money replaced some of their financial aid budget.[/quote]

You still aren’t getting vouchers. You want private, you pay for it. Simple,[/quote]

I do pay for it-  full pay- at one of the most expensive schools in the area.  I would love it if more families could have the choice to apply to that school or other schools.  And the schools would love it too.  Many schools genuinely want to provide more opportunities (within their budget) for other students. As much as people complain, they aren’t  just out there raising tuition for no reason.  I have to wonder why people would send their kids to these schools if that’s what they think of the Board and budget process.[/quote]

Private schools aren't magic.  [b]In fact their teachers are often less qualified (and paid less). [/b] They will get larger class sizes if they let more kids in and will have to cater to parents less as there will always be others with vouchers in hand.  [/quote]

This is correct and I've seen it first hand. Also, because they don't have to follow any set curricula, they can just skip or skim over whole topics if they life, and there is no oversight or standardized test to catch it. [/quote]

Depends on the school.  Doesn't matter public or private.  Ours in private and it's wonderful.  No, private is not magic but it offers a better shot of solid education as public sucks.  You can have a kid in public do well but that's besides the point.  Public's curriculum sucks - it's testing only.  You can even get into a great college from a specific public because of demographics.  But again the actual curriculum is what we are debating.  I would always look at private but you still have to research and select the right one.[/quote]

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