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School Voucher System

            
             The public school system has many traits that a lot of parents would like to see changed. Being a parent myself, I am concerned about the quality of education my children receive. Living in a predominately African American, lower class community the schools in our area do not have all the latest equipment or supplies readily available to give our children the same quality of education that they may receive in other areas that are better off economically. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple of schools in my neighborhood that are exemplary schools. These schools only number a few that has actually been able to achieve a high standardized test rating to be classified as schools of better learning. The only problem is that everyone wants their children to go to these schools. These schools can't take everyone's child. So the other parents are forced to take their children to another school that may not have had much success of getting programs in place. The type of programs that help children do better in class and achieve these high test scores on the standardized tests that our public school boards have deemed so important for our children to pass in order to be successful in life. Since we have allowed the school districts to place such a high standard on our children as far as education is concerned wouldn't it only be fair to give them the best possible choices available so that they can meet the rising demand that is set before them each year. Some people would say yes. Some would say yes with a but on the end. Some would even say no. In this paper I plan to look at some of the issues that surround the school voucher programs and discuss the supporting and opposing view of each one.
             First I would like to look at the supporting views to the school voucher program. One of the main reasons why many people support school vouchers is because it give parents of lower socioeconomic status freedom to chose what school their children attend.


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1. School Vouchers

The way that the school voucher system would work is that a voucher would be given to the parents of the student. ... The school voucher system will bring out the best in the public schools. ... The school voucher system should be adopted because it would bring out the best in public schools. The school voucher system will encourage diversity in schooling. ... The school voucher system would make education a better experience for students and parents....

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2. School Vouchers

Many economists, including Milton Friedman and Clune, Coons, and Sugarman, have argued for school vouchers and proposed various systems. ... Like private schools, parochial schools also offer a lower cost education alternative to cities that opt to include them in their voucher systems. ... Voucher systems which include private schools are believed to foster racial segregation. ... Many communities have designed school voucher systems that benefit low-income families. ... Puerto Rico has added an interesting twist to their voucher system: the vouchers transfer the normal per pupil expen...

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3. The Student Voucher Debate

A new school voucher program that would use government funding to subsidize private school education is an issue that is taking America's public education system by storm. ... Student vouchers would be a huge incentive to improve the school system. ... Other proponents for student vouchers include the issue of private schools having a stronger system in place to teach morals and values than that of the public schools. ... Lastly, many believe that the voucher system increases social segregation, and schools are being made to operate with substandard facilities and under-qualified teachers...

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4. school voucher policy

The political bias behind these studies seems to be a determining element in assessing the success of the voucher system. ... Following one full year under the voucher system these students were evaluated once again. ... This indicates that voucher systems might further benefit students who are farther along in their level of education. ... The predominant attitude up to now indicates a reluctance to implement state funded voucher systems. ... The voucher system is also unconstitutional. ...

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5. School Vouchers

Martin Friedman introduced a taxpayer-supported voucher system in 1954. ... Vouchers lead to a tax increase because tax payers would be supporting two school systems rather than one. ... Vouchers take quality education away from all by spending money that could be used in the public school system to reduce class size, and hire and train qualified teachers. Quite simply, vouchers do not improve our neighborhood schools. ... The solution to continuing to improve the public school system is not to take funding away from it....

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6. School Vouchers

Argumentation Paper America's public school systems are facing a series of major problems. ... Another major issue revolving around the voucher system is that of segregation. ... In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the voucher system is used. ... That will be more money taken away from the public school systems. ... These issues pertaining to the voucher system are not the only issues courts have to consider when making a ruling about vouchers. ...

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7. School vouchers

School Vouchers should be instituted throughout the United States of America because every student, regardless of economic standing, should have the opportunity for the best education possible, many public school systems are substandard, and students would be better prepared for college and life if they are allowed to attend private schools. ... The only course of action for the government is to issue school vouchers. ... In addition, competition between private schools for voucher money will increase the quality of school. ... Another reason for the use of school vouchers is that private s...

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8. School Vouchers

What is a School Voucher? ... This voucher system can be used with students as young as elementary school. ... In my opinion, school vouchers are a very bad idea. School vouchers would create more problems than they would solve. ... School vouchers would not be distributed to everyone evenly. ...

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9. Private School Vouchers

Private School Vouchers One way people think our education will improve is by the proposed private school vouchers. ... The voucher system try's to accomplish this by the government taking money from the public school system and giving the money in the private school systems. ... Private school administrators have the choice on who will get in to their school through the voucher system. ... Taking money from public schools and putting it in the private system will not achieve this goal. It will hurt the country's public education system....

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