[Echo Talon]

Hannity has been good the last couple nights... We need vouchers, I do NOT understand why Republicans have not used this issue more...

[LauraleeBraswell]

a little something called
THE ALL POWERFUL TEACHERS UNION

[don-o]

We need vouchers, I do NOT understand why Republicans have not used this issue more...

Because, gummit will not give you your own money back free and clear. Vouchers will have strings attached. I admit I have not looked at it closely, but I know that they will never relinquish the control and cash without keeping a good grip on it.

I think depopulation of the public school structure is the only thing that will ultimately work. And I don't think parents should expect that the gummint and edukashun power to make that easy for them to do.

It, is in reality, a war on the home front.

[CurlyDave]

We need vouchers...

Be very careful what you wish for.

IMHO with vouchers will eventually come government control. As soon as private schools have a certain amount of money from the government, regulation will follow as surely as night follows day.

It will start of benignly enough with some kind of "standards", but within 10-15 years private schools will all have to do the condom on the banana trick to keep their voucher money. And, sooner or later the NEA is going to see the light and accepting vouochers will mean the school has to accept the union.

At this point we will be in a terrible pickle--no really private schools will remain and the government will have control of all education.

Learn to pay for it and you will have control forever.

[codder too]

While I agree that we must get our children out of the government schools I would urge that caution be used in accepting vouchers/choice as the answer. If the voucher is still US TAX dollars you remain under the control of the government system. Tax credits carry the same caution. Only a tax "cut" gives you the freedom to invest in a private institution. There must be no money ties to the government system that you are exiting that will continue to control your child or jeopardize the "Independence" of the institution you choose to attend.