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School Vouchers

An Educational Scam
All parents simply want is the best for their children. This includes a good education. Many low-income families can’t afford a good education so the government has tried many techniques to solve this problem. Over the years the battle has changed from tuition tax credits, to “choice”, to scholarships, to vouchers. Although many states have mixed feelings over school vouchers I believe it will have negative effects on education. School vouchers would harm public schools, fail to offer school of choice, and would separate church and state.
What exactly are school vouchers and what is their purpose? The goal of school vouchers is to institutionalize the idea of public funding for private education. The money your state would have spent to educate your child in a public school would now be able to be used toward a private school. These vouchers give disadvantaged and minority student in poor neighborhoods a good education. Only certain amount...

Posted by: Adriana Alvarez

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