School vouchers

Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Vouchers allow parents to choose their child’s education.
- Pro 2: School vouchers improve education in general by making public schools compete with private schools for students in a free market.
- Pro 3: School vouchers allow school districts to overcome racial and other segregations.
- Pro 4: School vouchers offer students in failing schools access to a better education.
Cons
- Con 1: Tax dollars are intended for the better secular education of all children, not the private religious education of a few.
- Con 2: School vouchers funnel money away from already-struggling public schools and children and redistribute tax dollars to private schools and middle-class children.
- Con 3: School vouchers fail to accommodate and support disabled and special-needs students.
- Con 4: School vouchers do not improve students’ academic performance.
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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Legacy debate box added.	The Editors of ProCon	Jul 21, 2026
	Photo added.	The Editors of ProCon	Feb 10, 2026
	Invalidated site: Education Resources Information Center - School Voucher Program and Its Enlightenments to the Education Reform in China (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Apr 24, 2025
	Add new Web site: Education Resources Information Center - School Voucher Program and Its Enlightenments to the Education Reform in China (PDF).	Yamini Chauhan	Apr 22, 2025
	Copy edit.	The Editors of ProCon	Nov 25, 2024
	New article added.	The Editors of ProCon	Nov 20, 2024