A school voucher is a certificate of government funding that students can use to pay for the school of their choice. Students are given the vouchers and can use them to pay for non-public school systems including private schools, home schools and charter schools Proponents argue that the vouchers will create a better education system by promoting competition between schools. Opponents argue that the voucher system removes funds from public schools and redirects it toward private institutions.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, but I would rather privatize all education
@9CXSYFB10mos10MO
The government wastes money on all programs and agencies. They have no incentive to streamline, after all it is just OUR money. Private companies want to spend as little as possible to grow profits, so they have an incentive, and if they don't (but they will) at least it's their money to spend.
@ProportionalCakeLibertarian10mos10MO
The competition among private schools could lead them to improve their educational methods to attract more students.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No, and ban private schools
@9MBSHWDLibertarian1wk1W
Parents should be able to direct funds that best serve their children regardless of economic circumstances. Low income children should have the same educational opportunities as higher income families.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low income families
@9G43LBC7mos7MO
By instituting a voucher system, money that could be used to fix the broken public school system is funneled to private schools instead. This also ignores the less tangible issues in low-income communities.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
@957QQY72yrs2Y
Yes, but I would rather nationalize all education.
@8QRNPH53yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low income families and students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@8RWPFZ93yrs3Y
Yes, but only for secular schools
@8QRJT3D3yrs3Y
Get rid of the school system return to monkey
@8SKYDXM3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students with exceptional academic achievements
@6V4692V3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools instead
@8ZP76SLTranshumanist2yrs2Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools
@98PJ2P51yr1Y
No we should improve our public schools and make them free for everyone(including college).
@8SGYRDB3yrs3Y
yes, but have entry exam and qualifications for all students and provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds there has to be diversity in every way for Americans to learn to function together as a society and part of it begins in the school system don't put students at a disadvantage by surrounding them with only one demographic
@8SGD6733yrs3Y
Yes, if the parents have a good reason for wanting to send their child to private school.
@8VL7CV23yrs3Y
it depends on the students income at home and if it would help them more so in school and their education.
@8TZ7PXT3yrs3Y
Yes, but we need to improve public schools first then we can offer students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice
@8RP8P6F3yrs3Y
If "government" means local or maybe state government then yes, children and their parents deserve to have school choice and the money should follow the student. Even if the student is home schooled.
@93LSYJ2Libertarian2yrs2Y
Government should not be involved in education
@93YQ6242yrs2Y
No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead; AND education should not be privatized
@37T4GG3Libertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for secular private schools
@8QZKWCX3yrs3Y
Yes, but not at the expense of public schools
@3N75MNQIndependent3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low income families and/or students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@8QSYVZHConstitution3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low-income families and for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
@9DN9J9R9mos9MO
No and make public schools stricter
@97W4BRK2yrs2Y
Yes, but I would prefer to nationalize all education.
@97NSL462yrs2Y
Yes, but only for low income families and students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
@97KSZBQ2yrs2Y
I think there are good arguments on both sides of this issue.
@96DX2LC2yrs2Y
yes, but only for non religious schools
@95V469C2yrs2Y
yes, but also focus on improving public schools.
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, and I would rather privatize all education
@93GCYWXIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes, but we should also focus on improving our public schools
@92S7J7T2yrs2Y
No, Abolish public Schools.
@8XG6WZLLibertarian2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for low income families and for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@8ZS2LFD2yrs2Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving public schools
@8WC5SV93yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students with exceptional academic or service achievements
@8TK7NDCRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should primarily focus on improving our public schools
@8ST9G683yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low income families and/or students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
@8S8RVC83yrs3Y
No, and privatize all education
@8RWKYZW3yrs3Y
No, but privatize education
@9DVX2MPRepublican9mos9MO
No, the government should not be involved.
@9DRRZJZ9mos9MO
While I agree that government shouldn't be involved in education we must consider the only alternative -- funding indoctrinating public schools designed to enslave ruthlessly and nefariously future generations and create an Orwellian despotism inescapable but by war. By funding private schools which will be in competition with one another, schools will become better and better whereas government monopolization of the education system has no competitive incentives for greatness. Our kids deserve better. WHile I would like a 100% privatization of all education with NO government intervention whatsoever if I had to choose between our current system and a voucher system I should not hesitate to prefer the latter. You shouldn't either.
@9FB966Q8mos8MO
Yes, and we should focus on improving our public schools as well
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