[1Old Pro]

President Trump can take the first step by breaking parents and students free of broken districts and shuttered schools by putting federal education funds at the disposal of parents during this emergency. Voucher programs have already been successfully implemented in many states, especially in districts with underperforming schools, and a pandemic voucher program would offer flexibility and results.

Parents would be able to enroll their children in the distance or in-person learning options that work for their families. A competitive educational environment would adapt to the challenges much more readily and provide better value for students. And the failing public school system would have an incentive to improve. The alternative is wasting billions on schools and teachers who refuse to teach their students.

Totally agree.

[olivia3boys]

Problem is, all the in-person private schools have also been shut down, at least in CA (so far). So a voucher for that wouldn’t help.

But vouchers would be good to use to choose between private and public “distance learning.” Private remote learning is around $300/a class at the moment. And it is much better than the public version.