[teenyelliott]

I assume private schools would still be able to pick and choose who they admitted, right?

And if the voucher gives you what it costs to educate your kid in a public system, it would never cover the cost of a private school. How does that work?

[BW2221]

With the exception of elitist schools (e.g. Detroit Country Day or other Country Day schools), the cost of educating a student in a private school is less than a public school. You typically don't see three-story atriums of other fancy features in most religious-based private schools.

The great thing about sending your children to a private school is that politically correct values you may not agree with are not forced on them.

[Ohioan from Florida]

And if the voucher gives you what it costs to educate your kid in a public system, it would never cover the cost of a private school. How does that work?

Baloney. Where we are, the public schools get way more per student spending than it costs per student at many Catholic schools. It must go towards all those finely architectured air-conditioned buildings, which are very nice to have, but certainly not necessary to getting a decent education. There are very few Catholic schools in our area that can compete facility-wise with the public schools I've been in.

[Gil4]

And if the voucher gives you what it costs to educate your kid in a public system, it would never cover the cost of a private school. How does that work?


Most vouchers give (much) less than the public school cost per student, and cover the full tuition at most private schools.