Shouldn't PUBLIC money be spent on PUBLIC education and not vouchers?

Question

School vouchers will hurt public education.....by taking money from the public schools and giving the money to private schools.

Let's fix our school FIRST, and make them competitive with Europe before we give public money to private schools.

Answer 1

I am with you all the way on this one.

No private educational facility will see dime one from me, EVER....well, until, of course, both of my sons head off to college, then I will be bled dry....but proud and happy of my PUBLIC SCHOOLED geniuses!!

Answer 2

Tax money is taken from everyone to fund schools, it should not matter if the parent decides to send their child to a public or private schools. As long as the money is used to educate the child, isn't that what is important?

Your question is more about keeping the money in the school system, not about providing the best education opportunity for our children which is the real question.

So if a public school cannot be competitive and put out a competitive student, why shouldn't the parent have a choice where to send their child. I want my child to receive the best education possible. I bet you do as well.

So instead of making this an issue about tax money going to fund a private schools, don't you think your question should be focused on providing the child with the best education opportunity for the money?

Answer 3

Public education funds should be spent on educating children it a way that produces the best results for the least cost. Not wasted propping up Public Schools that don't get the job done or teachers' unions.

Competition will make all schools better. There is an enormous amount of waste in the public school system. A little competition will help eliminate that and help those schools become lean and robust educators of children.

The goal is well educated kids, not bloated bureaucracies.

Some towns have their own road departments to maintain roads. My town hires a contractor who gets the job done for less cost and does an excellent job. The result is my town does not have to maintain all the equipment and support all the employees and their benefits because the contractor does that. It is in his best interest to do the job as quickly as possible and as correctly as possible so he can make the most profit. Compare that to towns that have to maintain all that equipment and pay all those people who take as long as possible to complete a task because they are paid by the hour. It is an excellent use of public money, isn't it?

Answer 4

I live in Cleveland, where we have vouchers. The reason our program was upheld by the supreme court is in the fact that The voucher money is given to the parents, instead of the school, for them to use at a school of their choosing. Cleveland spends approximately $7,500 per pupil, while the largest voucher award is $4,000 per pupil. Although the district does not gain the difference, neither does the voucher school. If you were a parent in our city, there is no way you could put your children in these schools, they have been either in academic emergency, or under watch for so long, until the state of Ohio comes up with a new plan for funding public schools nothing will change. No one will vote for an operations levy until the schools improve, so it is a catch 22 situation.

Answer 5

Well if PUBLIC education sucks. Why shouldn't the PUBLIC have a choice where the money is spent? Do the math. Take the average amount 'spent' educating each child times the average number of children per class. Give half that to the teachers (which is more than most of them are paid) and then come tell me what is left shouldn't be able to furnish the best facilities anywhere.

Administration costs are rediculious.

Answer 6

This 'public' money comes from somewhere. Instead of your tax dollars going to failing schools with students who don't care isn't it better to opt for a school that is more competitive? I have seen public schools before. Even if an instructor really tries to teach the students have a disregard for authority and learning. This is due to the failure of the parents. Correct the environment in which a child is raised first. Then you can talk about schools.
You see, students don't care anymore. Very few take learning seriously anymore. Talk to the students. Get one on one with them and hear what their home life is like. Then see their test scores. You'll see something that the media likes to cover up.

Answer 7

PEOPLE YOUR MISSING THE POINT OF THE VOUCHERS....EVERYBODY GETS THEM TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO WHAT EVER SCHOOL THEY LIKE>>>
as far as the keep pumping more at the current system
Typical lib...THROW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM....
Guess what...that doesn't work...that has been PROVEN in NJ...the more they pour into the schools the more is wasted.

Case in point...EAST ORANGE...complaining they do not have the necessary books for the kids...YET..they spend over 14,000 per child per year...they have a MULTI million dollar sports complex for the High School...but the kids can't read....

Westfield..one of the "Wealthier" areas...best graduate to college ratio...cost 7,000 per student per year...

Money does not solve the problem

Vouchers will work..it will make the schools COMPETE for the money..parents will want to send their kids to the better education establishments..if the teachers do not teach...the school will fail..the parents will pull the kids and the revenue goes down

Those schools that do a good job will grow and flourish...

School vouchers will IMPROVE the education system across the board...

Answer 8

Does PUBLIC money just appear for the PUBLIC to use? The majority of educational funding is through property taxes, from a forced payment from everyone who pays for shelter. Every contributor should have a voice in spending it. Public education is in serious need of overhaul and throwing money at it has not worked, bring on some competition.

Answer 9

It is not public money. It is tax dollars derived from the people. Education is a PERSONAL endevour. As a student we are compelled to learn based on our individual need succeed in today's society. A teacher is a guide to one's education. A teacher is not going to teach anyone anything that they do not WANT to learn. They are there to ASSIST in our individual learning efforts. The public school system is filled with students who are not there to learn and who disrupt the learning process. Why would a parent who is concerned with their childs future and their learning environment want their child to attend a learning institution who fails to provide a learning enviroment based on a supposed social equality that does not exist? I do not have children but if I did, I would not want my child to attend a public school. A private school provides a more conducive environment for learning. I would not want to have to pay for both the public school and the private school. The money for my child's education should be alloted to the school of my choice. It should not be given to a system where most of the people are not there to learn in the first place.

Answer 10

Public money should be spent on making ALL public schools ones a parent would want to send their children to. Why the inequity between schools in the same city/town?

Answer 11

Yes, competition does not create success in terms of public education.

It's time to really revamp the education system. Start listening to the teachers (our voices are swallowed up by the union) and stop listening to lawyers and politicians who have never been on the front lines. Create safe spaces. Make sure schools have the materials necessary to thrive.