School Vouchers

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In recent years, numerous American states have created and implemented school voucher programs, enabling students who attend poor performing schools to apply for and receive vouchers for fees and tuition in order to attend private schools. This paper shows that theoretically, school voucher programs appear to be highly beneficial, offering students and parents more choice and control over education, an option not all students would otherwise have. However, opponents of school voucher programs argue that such programs are discriminatory and sidestep the real issue, i.e., how to improve the public educational system. This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to school vouchers. Part II discusses Florida's school voucher system. Part III, arguments against school vouchers are outlined and critiqued. Lastly, this paper concludes with recommendations for a balanced approach to school vouchers.

From the Paper:

"Numerous arguments may be made against school vouchers in general as well as against Florida's school voucher program. First, there is no requirement that the parochial/private school a student attends with the voucher offer a higher quality education than the public school the student would have attended. (Summary of Florida School Voucher Program). Next, participating private schools are not subject to the system used to grade the public schools or any other state school grading system. (Summary of Florida School Voucher Program). Third, if a student receives a voucher in elementary or middle school, the student may continue to attend a private school at public expense until he or she finishes high school regardless of any change in the "grade" assigned to the student's public school in the interim, even if the high school the student would have been assigned to has never been designated as "failing." (Summary of Florida School Voucher Program)."

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