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But the concept of vouchers to improve education is pretty simple.
If you have the choice of handing over a voucher plus a few thousand more dollars in tuition to a parochial or private school . . . or. . .
You can have the choice of handing over a voucher to a public school that will provide a positive environment and educate your child as effectively as the parochial or private school and you pay nothing additional. . . .
Which school will you most likely choose?
And if teachers, administrators, and school boards want to stay in business, what might they be willing to do to improve education sufficiently that the parents will turn in those vouchers to the public school instead of the parochial or private school?
As I said, for those willing to provide a top notch education for the kids, it's a win win proposition all the way around.
Actually, most private schools provide a better education at lower cost per student than do public schools. So, if my county gave me a voucher equaling what they spend per student, I'd have about $3,500 extra per kid, per year.