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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@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes, but I would rather privatize all education
@9CXSYFB1yr1Y
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.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
No, and ban private schools
@9MBSHWDLibertarian8mos8MO
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.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for low income families
@9G43LBC1yr1Y
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.
@957QQY72yrs2Y
Yes, but I would rather nationalize all education.
@8RWPFZ94yrs4Y
Yes, but only for secular schools
@8SKYDXM4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for students with exceptional academic achievements
@6V4692V4yrs4Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools instead
@8QRNPH54yrs4Y
Yes, but only for low income families and students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@98PJ2P52yrs2Y
No we should improve our public schools and make them free for everyone(including college).
@8XBHWWX3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students in failing school districts
@8T9BNL44yrs4Y
Yes, but the voucher should be able to go towards other forms of schooling such as homeschooling or paying for alternative/charter schooling as well as private school tuition
@8SGD6734yrs4Y
Yes, if the parents have a good reason for wanting to send their child to private school.
No, and I would like for school to be fully privatized
@8SGYRDB4yrs4Y
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
@8THQ49Y4yrs4Y
Yes and public school funding should be made better
@8QRJT3D4yrs4Y
Get rid of the school system return to monkey
@9DVX2MPRepublican1yr1Y
No, the government should not be involved.
@9DRRZJZ1yr1Y
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.
@9RJGQ4F5mos5MO
No, private schools should have the responsibility of making their education affordable to anyone (via scholarships, tuition scales, etc.)
@BullMooseQuakerAmerican Solidarity 10mos10MO
No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead, but I don't oppose state governments doing this.
@9L4Z23BIndependent 10mos10MO
No, public money should not go to private schools. Instead, create an Opportunity Tax Credit program where corporations and individuals can donate to private schools and receive tax credits. These donations must be used for low income students or disabled students and lower tuition costs. Schools must not discriminate against eligible students
@9FB966Q1yr1Y
Yes, and we should focus on improving our public schools as well
@9DN9J9R1yr1Y
No and make public schools stricter
@9D3RPBQ1yr1Y
There should be no privatisation of education.
@93YQ6242yrs2Y
No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead; AND education should not be privatized
@9BQVCLY2yrs2Y
no i oppose vouchers, private schools are supposed to be paid to get in, vouchers just makes it a public school.
@8WC5SV93yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students with exceptional academic or service achievements
@8ZP76SLTranshumanist3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving our public schools
@8XH56DM3yrs3Y
That's fine as long as its not a religious school because in my opinion its a violation of the 1st amendment of separation of church's when giving public money to a religious institution
Yes, if you contribute taxes for schooling you should be able to receive benefits regardless of whether you choose public of private schooling
@8TM66D53yrs3Y
Yes, but allow it for mainly minorities, such as those stuck in lower income housing and attend "sub-par" schools.
@8S2Z9RXRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but for students who couldn't otherwise afford it (look at the student's circumstances, family), give to low and middle class students.
@8RPGWS84yrs4Y
Government should offer students a voucher system so that they can attend the school of their choice: public, private, charter, whatever they may want.
@8TLWNG83yrs3Y
For students that are proven that private schools would help them succeed
@8TLDMVPLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, and the voucher system should be expanded for children to attend any public school of their choice, this will allow poor and minority children access to more opportunity early on
@8RSLJQ24yrs4Y
Yes, but not for religious private schools
@8QQSWWS4yrs4Y
Public school should be better
@95LCGPT2yrs2Y
Yes, but I rather nationalize all education.
@97Q44CN2yrs2Y
Yes, but we need to improve our public schools as well.
@KnownEast42yrs2Y
Get rid of public education
@9BMCYRJ2yrs2Y
No! Public money belongs in PUBLIC SCHOOLS, not private
@9BMCT2G2yrs2Y
Yes, but for low-income students who have exceptional athletic, academic or service achievements who otherwise wouldn't get the chance
@9BJVQCMIndependent2yrs2Y
I think in the mean time vouchers can be offered to low income families, but in the long run, we should also be focusing on improving our public schools.
@9BGX5HC2yrs2Y
No, we should increase scholarship opportunities so the intellectually gifted students can have a fair chance at a better K-12 education.
@9BG6VJB2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for students with good academic, athletic, or services achievements. Also, improve public schools too.
@8VJ43473yrs3Y
no, I would rather privatize all education
@8TD68YF4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for low income families and only for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
@8QZKWCX4yrs4Y
Yes, but not at the expense of public schools
@99CQ36TIndependent2yrs2Y
Yes, but mainly for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements
@98DS7W82yrs2Y
Yes, but only to gifted children in low income houses.
@9BQXYKM2yrs2Y
depends- there are private schools AND private alternative schools (New Hope Academy).
when i was granted the opportunity to go to this private alternative school, it changed my entire life. I felt proud. i felt capable. understand. my GPA raised from a 2.4 to a 3.8 .. i think the therapeutic environment is important for placing certain students
@8XFCH973yrs3Y
Let this be a state issue
@8WKB2HYConstitution3yrs3Y
K12 education should be managed at the state level
@8W49CGRRepublican3yrs3Y
School should be set up the by each individual state not the Federal government
@8TM8JTN3yrs3Y
State governments should, but not the federal government.
@8RSS7M64yrs4Y
Yes, but without raising taxes.
@9BLLTN9Republican2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if the student did something like save someones live.
This is a super funny & specific suggestion; so I’m upvoting it. 🤣 Everyone else is on and on about “academic merit” and “compensating for generational poverty” and you’re just, straight up…”Hey kid, did you ever SAVE A LIFE?!” Like, how big would that treasury allocation need to be? Would there be a sudden wave of kids trying extra hard to save lives so they could get out of their crummy high-crime schools? And what kind of lives? Human lives? Puppies? Ants being burnt by their peers with magnifying glasses? I imagine this situation escalating as impoverished students vie for qualification. What a beautiful world. No more screen time for those little guys till they get into Our Mother of Sorrows Preparatory School!! Come hell (literally) or high water.
@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
@8VL7CV23yrs3Y
it depends on the students income at home and if it would help them more so in school and their education.
@8RP8P6F4yrs4Y
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.
@8QQHXDL4yrs4Y
No, instead that money should go into improving public schools
Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for low income families, and privatize all education
@8TK7NDCRepublican3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should primarily focus on improving our public schools
@8ST9G684yrs4Y
Yes, but only for low income families and/or students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
Yes, but only for certain low-income citizens and those who excel academically, athletically, or in public service.
@9F47CXL1yr1Y
I believe the standard of education and safety across the country should be the same, be it a private school or a public school. No student should have to feel disadvantaged/othered because some people own more money in their bank or their neighborhood can fund their schools better.
Yes, but ban private schools
@9DTQBDJ1yr1Y
Yes but make public schools stricter
Yes, and introduce universal school choice
@9DRH6Q71yr1Y
Allowing for vouchers doesn't solve the issue of affordability. It also undermines public education and commercializes education as a whole but more or less supporting a mass exodus from public schools to private organizations that have little to no oversight.
@9DPMQ8H 1yr1Y
Yes, every student should be able to get a voucher for the amount that the government would have paid to a public school to use in a school of their choice. If it doesn't cover the full amount of private tuition the student's family would be responsible for the difference.
@9DP859P1yr1Y
All education should be free
@9DLLVFNProgressive1yr1Y
Include vouchers for low income students, but also start fixing the public education system first.
@9DK5LPV1yr1Y
Yes, but it should be on a case-by-case basis
@9DGB99H1yr1Y
Yes, as long as we don't neglect funding of our K-12 public education system.
@9DD79J2Republican1yr1Y
Yes, but improve public schools as well.
@9D769PB1yr1Y
Yes, but we should focus on improving public schools first.
@9D6NM7Z1yr1Y
Yes, the government should offer students a voucher that do not attend government-funded educational institutions.
@9D5CHFN1yr1Y
You should be able to decide where you want your school taxes to go! If you want it to go towards private school, then it should go towards private schools!
@9D4YYLDConstitution1yr1Y
No and we should privatize schools, return education to the state and local level, and ban all teacher's unions.
@9D4XBWH1yr1Y
Yes, if schools receiving government funds are required to follow government rules.
@9D4WX3DIndependent1yr1Y
Yes, but only for the amount currently being spent on avg per student in that district. Spending more money hasn't helped. Getting better teachers and programs have. A school designed to fix it's faults will do better than overpaid unions and bureaucracy.
@9BN93222yrs2Y
Only states and cities should do this. End federal funding of public services.
@SethF2yrs2Y
No - Schools should ALL be Private. The Government should NOT be involved in education at all.
@8X9XCT33yrs3Y
Maybe not private schools as they are run separately from the gov’t, but it should be far easier to pursue greater levels of education.
@8X936T53yrs3Y
Only for low income students or for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements.
@8X5JJSV3yrs3Y
If the public school is not serving a families interest/needs then they should be able to send their child to a private school for a minimum fee.
@8X4F7TWLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students at poorly performing schools
@8VYD4NX3yrs3Y
Yes but for low-income families and as long as parochial and religious education is eligible.
@8TFYR944yrs4Y
I do support a voucher model if it is equal for all across the board. Every family should be given the same amount of $, all schools can be privatized, and parents can subsidize the voucher if they choose a school that costs more than the voucher supports.
@8R927DN4yrs4Y
Yes, especially for low-income families
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