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Vouchers without government strings attached. You must pass the academic tests given, of course, to prove that your child is learning the "three Rs". Why should the public fund private schools? Well why should people that want to home school or send their children to a private school have to fund public schools, especially if they don't agree with what they teach? It IS the public's money, not just one segment of the public and not the bureaucrats. And certainly NOTthe NEA's, although they think that they should have no competition.
Very good, follow the money. So, if someone doesn't have a motor vehicle, Should he/she have to help pay for the Interstates? The railroad network? Should a Christian Scientist have to pay to help support hospitals/clinics/local health department? What about indigent health care? If he/she is a vegan, should he have to help pay for meat inspections? Should she have to underwrite cattle ranching out West by charging ridiculously low rates for pasturage?
We live in a society - and implicit in there is that we give up certain freedoms in return for roads, police, fire department, schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. If you want to pick and choose - you're free to do so. But if you want to live at the level of 1776 CE, there are a lot of skills and tools that you have to acquire. Fortunately, leeches are pretty much free, and barbers can (or used to) do your dentistry work to boot (one-stop shopping, as it were) ...
Last edited by southwest88; 04-20-2014 at 10:43 AM..
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If we had school vouchers, where every kid in the neighborhood could potential go to many different schools, who would get them there and back. I'm ok if parents are responsible for their transportation but I get a feeling here that many wouldn't do that
If we had school vouchers, where every kid in the neighborhood could potential go to many different schools, who would get them there and back. I'm ok if parents are responsible for their transportation but I get a feeling here that many wouldn't do that
They would have buses, are you really thinking that is an issue?
This is what the far-right really wants. If tax payers money fund private schools whether it be vouchers or any other system, then there will be less money for public schools. So schools that are already starved for funding will have even less and before you know it, there will be no public schools. And then education will only be for the rich. They want to keep the masses uneducated so they won't see what they are doing. They make vouchers seem like a good thing when in fact, it will DESTROY the fabric of this nation.
We (as a nation) should put MORE money into public schools & education. When the majority of citizens are educated, EVERYONE benefits.
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If they turn their noses up at public school, they can open their own wallets and look elsewhere - they don't need to collect Welfare from me.
Do you think we should use taxpayer money to fund private schooling?
Don't we pay enough taxes for the public schools, instead of funding schools for what used to be the domain of the the wealthiest?
The federal department of education needs to be completely shut down .
All control over education should be returned to the individual states.
Whatever average amount of money is allocated per student, should be able to follow them to whatever school they choose.......even if it pi&&es off the Demodummies and teachers unions.
If they turn their noses up at public school, they can open their own wallets and look elsewhere
And that right there is why we will always have unequal access to a high quality education in the U.S. Poor students will forever be handicapped by being forced to attend their abysmal local public schools.
No, taxpayer money brings government strings attached ( dumbed down curriculum and political correctness) and then you have crony schools not private.
Government taints everything it touches, private schools and home schooling are the future.
No. We're having enough trouble funding public schools.
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