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Scott: I'm looking for govt. employees who don't believe in govt. jobs
- Thread starter Miss Critter
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Oh yeah, all these poor D.C. folk seem ecstatic that the Democrats in Congress decided to send them back to failing public schools, some with a 6% math proficiency rate.
I'm sure those Democrats in congress would rather their kids go to these schools rather than their private or suburban public schools.
BTW, the D.C. voucher program costs the government 7,500 per student; while they spend 15,000 per student in the public schools.
Previously the only legitimate argument against vouchers was that the money going to parochial schools was unconstitutional. But with Zelman v. Simmons-Harris the Supreme Court ruled that school vouchers going to parochial schools by the parents choice is constitutional under the first amendment.
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Anytime school vouchers are brought up, this is exactly what liberals do. They just accuse the other side of possessing some ulterior motive and insult them.
Like I said, the only legitimate argument I have heard regarding vouchers is the constitutionality of the program including parochial schools. The Supreme Court has put that to rest, and I have heard no argument to replace it.
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Andy A
Beach Fanatic
Like many of us Conservatives have said before, it is not our job to educate you, only point out where you are wrong. Nice of you to totally ignore the D.C. voucher situation, BTW.Got anything other than opinion piece by Glenn Beck?
Got anything other than opinion piece by Glenn Beck?
Well, you probably don't have anything else. After all, it's a pretty tough position to defend.
beachmouse
Beach Fanatic
There are a number of metadata studies on school vouchers/school choice out there, and most of them conclude that once you account for parental SES, charters and diversion to private schools do not result in significantly increased student achievement.
That's true. But the misconception of some is that Republicans expect vouchers to solve all the public education woes. That couldn't be farther from the truth. For most students, they will fail to obtain a strong education whether they have the choice of what school to attend or not.
Voucher programs are really meant to hit a smaller segment of students who for whatever reason have enough will power and motivation to be successful despite their humble roots.
School vouchers are not the answer for unmotivated students, but as the Beck video shows they can save the lives of motivated ones. And the motivated students will always be of greater concern to me.
30ashopper
SoWal Insider
Performance is pretty irrelevant, it's about giving parent's the right to chose.