[OWK]

I'd like to see this go beyond the discussion of school choice initiatives, and move to a complete spearation of school and state.

In any event, I'd be quite pleased to see much more public discussion of the issue.

[EdReform]

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[mostlyundecided]

So Liberals aren't capable of running private schools? You don't think five minutes after vouchers pass the same liberal people in public schools won't be running private ones? How does a voucher give me choice? Unless every private school goes to lottery selection of students rather than by who can afford the tuition price - how can you guarantee me my child will get into the school OF MY CHOICE.

If you can't absolutely guarantee me that my child will go to my school of choice, then I'm not interested in vouchers, because there won't be any 'choice' if good schools are unavailable to my child (because they are full, or of my lack of social status or money) and the public schools go bankrupt with the resulting cut in funds, taking my child down with it.

I agree changes in Public Education need to be made, and I think if people got involved and tried to change things - they could make the changes they want. I have been able to change things I don't like in my district - all it takes is going to the school board meetings, meeting with administrators and when necessary writing letters to the editors to get public support, organized parents have alot of power to change things.

When I ask Voucher supporters what work they have done to improve the situation they are unhappy about in the schools - I always get the answer "nothing".

Vouchers seem like the Ritalin of the school change movement - it is easier to take vouchers than doing the hard work of changing the system.

[mbb bill]

Abolish the police state department of education.