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.
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Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low and mid-income families
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools (except for religious schools) but provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds and not put them at a disadvantage. However, we need to focus on improving our public schools first as well as its funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should only be left to state governments. We should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't otherwise afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we can offer parents and students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice, but vouchers should come from states/counties if the school the child attends is failing in providing instruction and services, while we improve our public education system and better salaries for public school teachers. Public and private schools should coexist.
Deleted4yrs4Y
Yes, but I would rather we Christianize all education. Non-Christian parents should homeschool their children. Abolish and/or ban public schools.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for low income families, and privatize all education
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we can offer parents and students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice, but vouchers should come from the state/county, if the school the child attends is failing in providing instruction and services temporarily while we improve our public schools/education system.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we can offer parents and students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice, but vouchers should come from the state/county, if the school the child attends is failing in providing instruction and services, temporarily while we improve our public schools/education system and better salaries for teachers.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should only be left to state/local governments. We should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools, but with the exception of religious schools and provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds. Other than that, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools, but it should only be left to state/local governments. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but we need to improve our public schools first then we can offer students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice. It should be used only for students who couldn't otherwise afford it, or for students in poor-performing schools. Vouchers should only be set on a state level.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we can offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, but it should only be set on a state level. It should be used only for students who couldn't otherwise afford it, or for those in poor-performing schools. However, we need to improve our public schools first.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't otherwise afford it, or for those in poor-performing schools; it should only come from state governments. However, we need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools, and it should only be left to state/local governments. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should only be left to state governments. We should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't otherwise afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools, but it should only be left to state governments. However, we also need to improve our public schools as well as funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes; we can offer parents and students vouchers they can use to attend schools of their choice, but vouchers should come from the state/county if the school the child attends is failing in providing instruction and services, while we improve our public education system and better salaries for teachers.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers for students and parents so they can use it to attend schools of their choice, especially for students who couldn't afford it and/or for those in poor-performing schools, but with the exception of religious schools and we should also provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds and don't put them at a disadvantage. However, we need to improve our public schools first as well as its funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers to low and middle-income students who couldn't afford it, or for those in poor-performing schools, so they can use it to attend schools of their choice. But provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds and not put them at a disadvantage, while we improve our public schools, with better funding and improving wages for teachers.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, but only to low and middle-income students who couldn't afford it, and for those in poor-performing schools, and provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds instead of putting them at a disadvantage. However, more money should go towards funding and improving public schools first, while half of it should go towards vouchers.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, we should offer vouchers to low and middle-income students who couldn't afford it, or for those in poor-performing schools, so they can use it to attend schools of their choice. But provide equal advantages for students of all backgrounds and not put them at a disadvantage, while we improve our public schools and its funding should be made better.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, it should be offered for low and middle-income families, so that they can send their child to whichever school they feel is best for their child, whether if they chose public, or private (secular or religious) schools. But we should also improve our public schools and ensure that these funds are managed properly, and increase salaries for teachers in both public and private schools as well.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, it should be offered for low and middle-income families, so that they can send their child to whichever school they feel is best for their child, whether if they chose public, or private (secular or religious) schools. But we should also improve our public schools and make sure they are properly funded, and increase salaries for teachers in both public and private schools.
@3BCN8LS3yrs3Y
Allow families to receive financial aid only up to the amount of school taxes they pay. Reasoning: Families should not have to double pay for public school their children do not attend in addition to private school.
@republicson4yrs4Y
Yes, by making tuition a tax credit.
@heatherdvdprincess3yrs3Y
Yes, because it encourages improvement due to competition between schools, helps lower income kids have better education, and lets the not-low-income kids have equal opportunity by having vouchers, too. We also need to improve our schools. Rather than funding them with local income taxes, which gives less funding to poor areas, schools should get funding from taxes from the entire country, and be made to reach equal standards. Fix the problem of teacher tenure preventing people from firing terrible teachers.
@3WJLKCG4yrs4Y
No, privatize all education instead
@37T4GG33yrs3Y
Yes, but only for secular private schools
@8QMGH9W4yrs4Y
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes and privatize grades 9-12
@88LK76J3yrs3Y
Yes and abolish grades 9-12
@8WVSFDZ3yrs3Y
Yes but only if the voucher be no more than the cost of a student at a public school.
@8P6PWZP4yrs4Y
No, education should be run collectively.
@93GCYWX3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should also focus on improving our public schools
@92YHQCV3yrs3Y
It Depends, I don't want to ban private schools, but we should focus on improving our public schools instead.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
Yes, but on the state and community levels.
@5BWP39M4yrs4Y
Yes, but not just private schools. Vouchers should be applicable to any school, including good public schools.
@5W84JV43yrs3Y
@7GP32QV4yrs4Y
Yes, it will help disadvantaged students
@7NWMVV23yrs3Y
Keep the government out of school.
@MilesBHuff3yrs3Y
Yes, and get rid of public schools
@76Q24WW4yrs4Y
@7F2MM2F4yrs4Y
Yes, but at the same time focus on improving public schools
@7WZ5Q4V4yrs4Y
If there are outstanding achievements such as athleticism, academic, etc. then vouchers are okay. But the main focus should be on improving our public schools.
@89CDM9C3yrs3Y
Yes, but only of the amount that would have been spent on them in their local school district. The parents still pay taxes for their local school district.
@86N5Z354yrs4Y
Yes, but only for low income families with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this will lessen needed funding for our public schools
@8QQGXLX4yrs4Y
Only in certain situations (if the school is in a bad area, etc)
@8QR38YQ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if there is a service provided by the private school that is unavailable to them at their current school
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
Yes, but limit the amount of vouchers we give, so it doesn't come at the cost of public school funding.
@8RB2K9D3yrs3Y
Yes, I agree with the concept, but this should be decided at the state level
@8TB798W4yrs4Y
No, but privatize all public education.
@8V5PJ3X4yrs4Y
Yes give a discount with recommendation
@8VC7WDN4yrs4Y
No, government should offer students and parent school choice programs instead.
@8VL9DP43yrs3Y
Yes, but for students with exceptional academic, athletic, or other achievements.
@8WRM8H43yrs3Y
Yes, for low-income families whose students are exceptional in athletic or academics
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be the state and local governments and not the federal government
@8XD6BY63yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be the state governments and not the federal government.
@8Y2PBJR3yrs3Y
Excuse me, WTF does that mean?
@8YDDPK23yrs3Y
No, if we promote competition between schools that can start more violence between schools then there already is
@8YJ6ZGY3yrs3Y
Yes for low income families and for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@8Z3NQVS3yrs3Y
Yes, If Private schools are required to educate ALL individuals like public schools.
@8ZH59GG3yrs3Y
No, they're call private schools for a reason.
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