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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A bus ready to take kids to school.

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A bus ready to take kids to school.

A bus ready to take kids to school.

School vouchers allow parents to send their kids to a school of their choosing.

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